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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of the environment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("environmental condition" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "environmental condition"):
pollution (undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities)
erosion (condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind)
deforestation (the state of being clear of trees)
depopulation (the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all))
climate; clime (the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time)
glaciation (the condition of being covered with glaciers or masses of ice; the result of glacial action)
inhospitableness (the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth)
meteorological conditions (the prevailing environmental conditions as they influence the prediction of weather)
