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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrifiuti antropogenici
Pronunciation / Transliteration: riˈfjuː.ti an.trɔ.pɔˈdʒɛː.ni.tʃi
"I rifiuti antropogenici inquinano gravemente le falde acquifere."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Discarded material, refuse, or pollutants generated directly or indirectly by human activities and industrial processes.
"The buildup of anthropogenic waste in coastal ecosystems poses a severe threat to marine biodiversity." - 2
Human-made byproducts and debris found in geological and archaeological strata marking the Anthropocene epoch.
"Microplastics and heavy metals serve as key indicators of anthropogenic waste trapped in the sediment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'anthropogenic'—derived from the Greek 'anthropos' (human) and 'genēs' (born of, produced by), coined in the 19th century—with 'waste', originating from Old French 'wast' and Latin 'vastus' (deserted, empty). Together, the phrase developed in modern environmental science to denote refuse exclusively resulting from human activity.
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déchets anthropiques
Transliteration: de-shɛ ɑ̃.tʁo.pɔ.nik
"L'accumulation de déchets anthropiques détruit les habitats naturels."
anthropogene Abfälle
Transliteration: an.tʁo.poˈɡeː.nə ˈap.fɛl.lə
"Anthropogene Abfälle belasten die Weltmeere stark."
rifiuti antropogenici
Transliteration: riˈfjuː.ti an.trɔ.pɔˈdʒɛː.ni.tʃi
"I rifiuti antropogenici inquinano gravemente le falde acquifere."
desechos antropogénicos
Transliteration: deˈsetʃos antɾopoˈxenikos
"Los desechos antropogénicos alteran los ciclos biogeoquímicos."
resíduos antropogénicos
Transliteration: ʁeˈzi.du.uz ɐ̃.tɾo.poˈʒɛ.ni.kuʃ
"A gestão inadequada de resíduos antropogénicos gera crises ecológicas."
मानवजनित कचरा
Transliteration: mānavjanit kacharā
"मानवजनित कचरा पर्यावरण के लिए एक गंभीर संकट है।"
人为废物
Transliteration: rénwéi fèiwù
"海洋中积累了大量的 anthropogenic waste (人为废物)。"
인위적 폐기물
Transliteration: inwi-jeok pye-gi-mul
"인위적 폐기물은 지구 생태계를 위협합니다."
人為的廃棄物
Transliteration: jin'iteki haikibutsu
"人為的廃棄物の増加が地球温暖化を加速させている。"
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