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anthropogenic

anthropogenic

17 9.1
Change or pollution caused by human activity
  • adjective
  • /ˌænθrəpəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
: antropogénico
  • The identification and reduction of anthropogenic nutrient inputs is one potential action.
  • anthropogenic emissions
  • anthropogenic change
  • anthropogenic greenhouse gas

To me, the risk of that dwarfs anything that might be true about anthropogenic climate change.

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Examples

  • Northwest Amazonia shows signs of resiliency (if conserved), but "growing anthropogenic impacts" are already affecting northeastern Brazil.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Measuring rebound effects is therefore essential to formulating effective policies to mitigate anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

    Academic text (1999)

  • And so when universities and and these other truth seeking institutions do get things right, like anthropogenic climate change is real, it's happening.

  • Those are the three undeniable ways that we can measure our anthropogenic impact on climate.

  • The future of the ocean and its inhabitants will depend on our ability to learn how anthropogenic activity affects them.

    Academic text (2011)

  • More than 95 percent of the mercury in polar bears is of anthropogenic origin.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The great challenge is to understand how anthropogenic disturbances, such as atmospheric deposition,

    Academic text (2012)

  • Since the dawn of agriculture and anthropogenic fermentation, humans have depended on microorganisms for a wide range of functions.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Chronic levels of stress in animals caused by frequent and interacting anthropogenic disturbances could impair animals' capacity to survive or recover.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Many scientists agree that the increase in global temperatures is primarily due to anthropogenic factors such as industrial emissions.

Synonyms

man-made
vsanthropogenic
27 3.4

Made by people rather than happening in nature

refers specifically to human causes of environmental change or pollution
anthropogenetic
vsanthropogenic
  • Specialized
9.7

Caused by people rather than by nature

is the same meaning but differs only in word ending
Anthropocene
vsanthropogenic
  • Specialized
8.9

Relating to changes people cause to Earth's climate and environment

focuses on any change caused by human activity rather than only major global impact

Antonyms

natural
∞ 1.0

Not made or changed by people, coming from nature like sunlight

How Human-Caused

man-made
27 3.4
anthropogenic
  • Specialized
17 9.1
induced
  • Specialized
5.9
natural
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

anthropogenic positive

Morphology

anthropogenic = anthropo + gen + ic

The word is reasonably interpretable as 'human' + 'producing/causing', but the analysis relies on bound classical forms and the environmental sense is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

The word anthropogenic comes from the Greek parts anthropo- meaning 'human', seen in anthropology, and -genic meaning 'produced by', like generate. So anthropogenic describes something, especially pollution or environmental change, that is 'caused by people'.