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
.
Synonym:
photopollution
Related terms
light-polluted
Translations
excess artificial light
Chinese:
Mandarin:
光污染
(
guāngwūrǎn
)
,
光害
(
guānghài
)
Danish:
lysforurening
c
Dutch:
lichtvervuiling
(nl)
f
Finnish:
valosaaste
(fi)
French:
pollution lumineuse
(fr)
f
German:
Lichtverschmutzung
(de)
f
Greek:
φωτορύπανση
f
(
fotorýpansi
)
Hungarian:
fényszennyezés
(hu)
Italian:
inquinamento luminoso
(it)
m
Japanese:
光害
(ja)
Portuguese:
poluição visual
f
Romanian:
poluare luminoasă
f
Russian:
светово́е загрязне́ние
(ru)
n
(
svetovóje zagrjaznénije
)
Spanish:
contaminación lumínica
f
Swedish:
ljusförorening
(sv)
c
,
ljusnedsmutsning
c
Thai:
มลภาวะทางแสง
(
mon-lá-paa-wá-taang-sɛ̌ɛng
)
Turkish:
please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian:
світлове́ забру́днення
n
(
svitlové zabrúdnennja
)
See also
overillumination
light trespass
skyglow