environmental
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3.7
- adjective
- /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl/
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ambiental
- Future studies should examine the impact of these and other environmental factors on student self-evaluation.
- environmental protection
- environmental policy
- environmental impact
Let's say there is an environmental aspect to this.
- Let's say there is an environmental aspect to this.
- With mining on Earth, environmental groups take it very seriously.
- He's he's an incredible environmental researcher, scientist.
- I mean, it's the most anti environmental thing you could come up with, right?
- We're clearly in a time of environmental crisis.
- Early childhood abuse, violence and poverty may be important environmental risk factors for depression.
- You know, a bottled water is an environmental disaster.
- The other is this issue of environmental factors.
- So is there any specific environmental influence on autism that we can say?
- Will the graduates from the School of Earth Energy and Environmental Sciences please be seated?
- Companies that have other kinds of environmental problems might say that the.
Examples
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We also face environmental and social upheaval.
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There is no drive to solve the current environmental crises or find solutions to environmental problems.
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More people will lead to environmental problems.
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We're clearly in a time of environmental crisis.
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Good morning, I have an environmental story for you today.
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This is leading some to question the depth of his environmental concerns.
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Education, health care, inner cities, infrastructure, environmental issues.
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But a huge parking lot is an environmental consequence of car culture.
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I can't risk an environmental disaster.
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Many organizations are working together to address environmental issues like pollution and deforestation.
Synonyms
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4.2
About how plants and animals live with their environment
Relating to the environment and how to protect it
About how living things and their environment affect each other
Compounds
30
3.0
A U.S. government group that makes and enforces rules to reduce pollution and protect the environment
- Specialized
8
4.1
The state of the air, water, or land at a place that affects living things
- Specialized
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3.7
The study of how plants, animals, and people affect and depend on nature
Using natural resources in ways that keep nature healthy for a long time
- Specialized
A careful study of outside things that affect a business to find risks and opportunities
- Specialized
A study of outside factors that affect a business to find risks and opportunities
How Environmental
Surface Forms
Morphology
environmental = environment (transparent) = environment + al
The adjective is formed in the regular and highly predictable way from 'environment' + '-al', so the meaning is easy to infer.
Etymology
The word environmental comes from environment, made from the parts en- 'in' and viron 'around', so it originally meant 'what is around' you. That's why environmental describes things that affect the natural world or the conditions that surround people, animals, and plants.