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environmental art
nounC1-C2
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl ɑːt/Art that is intrinsically linked to and often created within a natural landscape or specific location, using natural or site-specific materials and addressing ecological themes.
environmental audit
nounB2/C1
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl ˈɔːdɪt/A systematic, documented, periodic, and objective review of a company's operations and practices related to the environment.
environmental design
nounC1
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəl dɪˈzaɪn/The process of designing and shaping the physical and social environment to create functional, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing spaces for human use and habitation.
environmental determinism
nounLow
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪzəm/The theory that physical environment shapes and limits human culture and societal development.
environmental health officer
nounC2
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl hɛlθ ˈɒfɪsə/An official employed by a local government authority to enforce public health and environmental standards, typically concerning food safety, housing conditions, pollution, and pest control.
environmental health service
nounC1
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˌmen.t̬əl ˈhelθ ˌsɜː.vɪs/A government or local authority department responsible for monitoring and ensuring public health and safety in relation to environmental factors.
environmental medicine
nounLow (Specialized term)
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl ˈmeds(ə)n/A branch of medicine focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses caused or worsened by environmental factors like pollution, chemicals, and occupational hazards.
environmental protection agency
nounMedium
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntl prəˈtɛkʃən ˈeɪdʒənsi/A government organization responsible for creating and enforcing regulations to protect the natural environment and public health.
environmental resistance
nounC1-C2
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl rɪˈzɪs.təns/In ecology, the collective sum of factors in an environment that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of a population.
environmental science
nounMedium
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentl ˈsaɪəns/The scientific study of the natural environment, including the physical, chemical, and biological processes that affect it, and how human activity impacts these systems.
environmentalism
nounC1
/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl.ɪ.zəm/A political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities.
environmentalist
nounC1
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪst/A person who is concerned with or advocates for the protection of the natural environment.
environs
plural-nounC2 - Very low frequency, formal/literary/archaic register.
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rənz/The surrounding districts or area of a city, town, or other specific place.
envisage
verbverb-transitiveC1
/ɪnˈvɪz.ɪdʒ/to form a mental picture of something in the future; to foresee or contemplate as a possibility or desirable outcome.
envision
verbverb-transitiveB2
/ɪnˈvɪʒ(ə)n/To form a mental image or picture of something, especially a future possibility.
envoy
nounC1
/ˈen.vɔɪ/A person sent as a diplomatic representative on a specific mission or to live in another country to promote their own country's interests.
envy
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
/ˈɛnvi/A feeling of resentful longing or discontent aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
enweave
verb-transitiveC2
/ɪnˈwiːv/To weave or interlace something into a fabric or structure.
enwheel
verb-transitiveObsolete/Extremely Rare
/ɪnˈwiːl/To encircle or surround something completely.
enwind
verbverb-transitiveVery Low / Archaic / Poetic
/ɪnˈwaɪnd/To wrap or wind something around; to encircle.

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