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Meaning of "environmental" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL

environmental  [ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Environmental is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ENVIRONMENTAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Environment

Environment may refer to: ▪ Environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism where pollution is important ▪ Environment, the surroundings of a physical system that may interact with the system by exchanging mass, energy, or other properties ▪ Environment ▪ Environments, a series of LPs, cassettes and CDs depicting natural sounds It may also refer to: ▪ Built environment, constructed surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places ▪ Knowledge environment, social practices, technological and physical arrangements intended to facilitate collaborative knowledge building, decision making, inference or discovery ▪ Natural environment, all living and non-living things ▪ Social environment, the culture that an individual lives in, and the people and institutions with whom they interact ▪ Physical environment, in ecology...

Definition of environmental in the English dictionary

The first definition of environmental in the dictionary is having an interest in or protecting the environment. Other definition of environmental is relating to or affecting the environment. Environmental is also relating to the external surroundings in which a plant, animal, or person lives.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENVIRONMENTAL


antisentimental
ˌæntɪˌsentɪˈmentəl
argental
ɑːˈdʒentəl
biparental
ˌbaɪpəˈrentəl
cliental
klaɪˈentəl
compartmental
ˌkɒmpɑːtˈmentəl
dental
ˈdɛntəl
departmental
ˌdiːpɑːtˈmentəl
excremental
ˌekskrɪˈmentəl
grandparental
ˈɡrændpəˌrentəl
impedimental
ɪmˌpedɪˈmentəl
implemental
ˌɪmplɪˈmentəl
nonjudgemental
ˌnɒndʒʌdʒˈmentəl
nonmental
ˌnɒnˈmentəl
tegmental
teɡˈmentəl
tenemental
ˌtenəˈmentəl
transplacental
ˌtrænzpləˈsentəl
trental
ˈtrentəl
ungentle
ʌnˈdʒentəl
unornamental
ˌʌnˌɔːnəˈmentəl
vestmental
vestˈmentəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL

environ
environics
environment
Environment Agency
environment-friendly
environmental assessment
environmental audit
environmental health
Environmental Health Department
Environmental Health Officer
Environmental Health Service
environmental impact
environmental lobby
environmental management
Environmental Protection Agency
environmental studies
environmentalism
environmentalist
environmentally
environmentally friendly

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL

accidental
car rental
Continental
developmental
documental
elemental
fundamental
governmental
horizontal
incremental
instrumental
intercontinental
mental
monumental
occidental
oriental
ornamental
parental
rental
sentimental
supplemental

Synonyms and antonyms of environmental in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENVIRONMENTAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «environmental» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of environmental

Translation of «environmental» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL

Find out the translation of environmental to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of environmental from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «environmental» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

环境保护的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medioambiental
570 millions of speakers

English

environmental
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर्यावरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِيئِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

относящийся к окружающей среде
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ambiental
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবেশগত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écologique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alam sekitar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ökologisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

環境の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

환경의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lingkungan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc môi trường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுற்றுச்சூழல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पर्यावरणविषयक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çevre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambientale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

środowiskowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

навколишній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ecologic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιβαλλοντικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omgewing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miljö-
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

miljø-
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of environmental

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENVIRONMENTAL»

The term «environmental» is very widely used and occupies the 3.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENVIRONMENTAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «environmental» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «environmental» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about environmental

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10 QUOTES WITH «ENVIRONMENTAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word environmental.
1
Clive Anderson
On the environmental front there's concern about global warming and high levels of carbon dioxide, and trees take in CO2 and store carbon.
2
Ed Begley, Jr.
California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
3
Janine Benyus
For businesses, biomimicry is about bringing a new discipline - biology - to the design table. It's not to write an environmental impact statement, as most biologists in business do right now.
4
Joe Biden
The Chinese have figured out that they have a giant environmental problem. Folks in Beijing, some days, literally can't breathe. Over a million Chinese die prematurely every year because of air pollution.
5
Vince Cable
I am going to confront the old-fashioned negative thinking which says that all government needs to do to generate growth is cut worker and environmental protections, cut taxes on the rich and stroke 'fat cats' until they purr with pleasure. I'm completely repudiating the idea that government has to get out of the way.
6
Majora Carter
Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects.
7
Thomas R. Cech
There should be more attention paid to scientific research in the ecology area, and I think that such attention to proper environmental concerns would make the public feel much better about it.
8
Alexander Cockburn
Wear the badge of environmental radicalism, and you're a citizen automatically under suspicion.
9
Barry Commoner
The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die.
10
Jerry Costello
This Nation has realized significant environmental improvements over the last three decades.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENVIRONMENTAL»

Discover the use of environmental in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to environmental and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Applications ...
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, 3e is a vital book for anyone involved in architectural design, space management, and urban planning. The concepts presented in this book explain the link between design and human behavior.
Timothy D. Crowe, 2000
2
China's Environmental Challenges
In this book, renowned China specialist Judith Shapiro sheds new light on China’s struggle to achieve sustainable development.
Judith Shapiro, 2012
3
Environmental Design: An Introduction for Architects and ...
This book is essential reading for architects, engineers, planners and students of these disciplines.
Randall Thomas, 2006
4
Basic Concepts in Environmental Management
Basic Concepts in Environmental Management fulfills the long-standing need for fundamental knowledge-especially concerning government regulations on environmental and natural resource protection.
Kenneth M. Mackenthun, 1999
5
The Environmental Imagination: Thoreau, Nature Writing, and ...
Intricate and challenging in its arguments, yet engagingly and elegantly written, The Environmental Imagination is a major work of scholarship, one that establishes a new basis for the reading of American nature writing.
Lawrence Buell, 1995
6
Environmental Communication. Second Edition: Skills and ...
'This book will certainly help produce the skills for environmental communications sorely needed for industry, government and non-profit groups as well as an informed public'.
Richard Robert Jurin, Donald Eugene Roush, Jeff Danter, 2010
7
Managing Environmental Pollution
Illustrated with a worldwide range of case examples this book offers an invaluable up-to-date guide to both the principles and practice of pollution management.
Andrew Farmer, 1997
8
The Columbia Guide to American Environmental History
Merchant provides a context-setting overview of American environmental history from the beginning of the millennium; an encyclopedia of important concepts, people, agencies, and laws; a chronology of major events; and an extensive ...
Carolyn Merchant, 2002
9
AP Environmental Science Crash Course
Whether you're cramming for the test at the last minute, looking for extra review, or want to study on your own in preparation for the exam – this is one study guide every AP Environmental Science student must have.
Gayle Evans, 2012
10
Environmental Toxicology
This timely collection of essays highlights current developments in the field of environmental toxicology.
J Rose, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENVIRONMENTAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term environmental is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pope Inspires Catholic Investors to Press Environmental Concerns
The movement has yet to produce major environmental policy changes at American companies, or to evolve into a coordinated campaign, but it ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
'Biggest environmental wrongdoer in Israel': IDF accused of being …
The Israeli Environmental Protection Ministry has accused the Israel Defense Forces of being the country's top polluter. An official said the army ... «RT, Jul 15»
3
California governor criticizes Stephen Harper's environmental record
Prime Minister Stephen Harper needs to rethink his direction on climate change, California Gov. Jerry Brown says. Brown was asked about ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
4
Day 2 at The Hague: Philippines presents environmental, fishing …
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said during the second day of the hearings, the Philippines asserted the environmental and ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
5
Stanford grant programs enable researchers to tackle major …
... from the Stanford Woods Institute's Environmental Venture Projects ... the recently launched Realizing Environmental Innovation Program ... «Stanford University News, Jul 15»
6
Church of Ireland Commends Environmental Charter for Use in …
'Perhaps most significantly, Pope Francis frames these environmental concerns as a major issue of social justice. The need to "hear the cry of ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
People's Desal Project starts formal environmental review
Members of Agha's project development team attended a pair of public scoping hearings on the desal project's environmental review, joining a ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jul 15»
8
Environmental groups say Dominion coal ash pond closure plans …
Trucks climb a hill as they haul coal ash from one retention pond, foreground, to a permanent pond at the Dominion Power's Possum Point ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
9
Ariana Grande's 'Donutgate' Now Involves Both The Police …
Dottie Ellis-Merki from the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health explained that they were investigating why the pastries were ... «PerezHilton.com, Jul 15»
10
Report: Environmental enforcement, fines down dramatically under …
Every year, PEER looks at the number of cases Florida's Department of Environmental Protection opened, citations it issues to polluters and ... «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jul 15»

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