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• environmental — UK US /ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmentəl/ adjective ► ENVIRONMENT relating to the environment: »Environmental laws are forcing American automakers to take electric alternatives to gas engines seriously. environmental damage/harm/pollution »The environmental… …   Financial and business terms

• environmental — adj. 1. of or pertaining to the environment; as, environmental factors. [WordNet 1.5] 2. of or pertaining to the environment (definition 2); as, environmental pollution; environmental disaster; environmental cleanup; environmental deterioration.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• environmental — 1887, from ENVIRONMENT (Cf. environment) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Environmentally (1884) …   Etymology dictionary

• environmental — [[t]ɪnva͟ɪ͟ərənme̱nt(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Environmental means concerned with the protection of the natural world of land, sea, air, plants, and animals. ...economic and environmental legislation. ...the environmental claims being made for… …   English dictionary

• environmental — en|vi|ron|men|tal W2S1 [ınˌvaırənˈmentl] adj 1.) concerning or affecting the air, land, or water on Earth ▪ the environmental damage caused by the chemical industry ▪ an international meeting to discuss environmental issues ▪ the environmental… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• environmental — en|vi|ron|men|tal [ ın,vaırən mentl, ın,vaıərn mentl ] adjective *** usually before noun relating to the natural world and the effect that human activity has on it: Both candidates discussed environmental issues. a. only before noun intended to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• environmental */*/*/ — UK [ɪnˌvaɪrənˈment(ə)l] / US / US [ɪnˌvaɪərnˈment(ə)l] adjective a) [usually before noun] relating to the natural world and the effect that human activity has on it The Minister discussed environmental issues. b) [only before noun] intended to… …   English dictionary

• environmental — en|vi|ron|men|tal [ɛnvirɔnmɛn…, engl.: ɪnvaɪ(ə)rən mɛnt(ə)l] <Adj.> [engl. environmental] (Kunstwiss.): wie ein Environment geartet, geformt: e. angeordnete Gebilde. * * * en|vi|ron|men|tal <Adj.> [engl. environmental] (Kunstwiss.):… …   Universal-Lexikon

• environmental*/*/*/ — [ɪnˌvaɪrənˈment(ə)l] adj 1) relating to the natural world and the effect that human activity has on it The Minister discussed environmental issues.[/ex] 2) intended to help or protect the environment Some environmental groups are opposed to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• environmental — adjective 1. of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings (Freq. 1) environmental factors • Pertains to noun: ↑environment • Derivationally related forms: ↑environment 2. concerned with the ecological effects of altering the… …   Useful english dictionary