global dimming

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Definition of global dimming in English English dictionary

A worldwide decline, during the last few decades, of the intensity of the sunlight reaching the Earth's surface, caused by particulate air pollution. Such dimming has a dampening effect on global warming

Hyphenation

glob·al dim·ming

Turkish pronunciation

glōbıl dîmîng

Pronunciation

/ˈglōbəl ˈdəməɴɢ/ /ˈɡloʊbəl ˈdɪmɪŋ/