light pollution

English

Noun

light pollution (uncountable)

An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky.

Translations

excess artificial light

Chinese:
Mandarin: 光污染 (guāngwūrǎn)
Dutch: lichtvervuiling (nl) f
Finnish: valosaaste (fi)
French: pollution lumineuse (fr) f
German: Lichtverschmutzung (de) f

Italian: inquinamento luminoso (it) m
Japanese: 光害
Portuguese: poluição visual f
Russian: светово́е загрязне́ние n (svetovóje zagrjaznénije)
Spanish: contaminación lumínica f
Swedish: ljusförorening (sv) c, ljusnedsmutsning c

See also

over-illumination
sky glow

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