greenhouse
pronunciation
How to pronounce greenhouse in British English: UK [ˈɡriːnhaʊs]
How to pronounce greenhouse in American English: US [ˈɡriːnhaʊs]
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- Noun:
- a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect
Word Origin
- greenhouse (n.)
- also green-house, 1660s, from green (n.) + house (n.). Greenhouse effect attested from 1937.
Example
- 1. Flaring has a significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions .
- 2. Greenhouse gas emissions have also risen .
- 3. Asian growth belches out greenhouse gases .
- 4. Nitrous oxide is also a greenhouse gas .
- 5. Worried about greenhouse gas emissions ?