"ecological" meaning in English

See ecological in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌiːkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ecological.wav Forms: more ecological [comparative], most ecological [superlative]
Etymology: From ecology + -ical. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ecology|ical}} ecology + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} ecological (comparative more ecological, superlative most ecological)
  1. Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment. Translations (relating to ecology): ekologjik (Albanian), بِيئِيّ (bīʔiyy) (Arabic), إِيكُولُوجِيّ (ʔīkūlūjiyy) (Arabic), էկոլոգիական (ēkologiakan) (Armenian), ecolóxicu (Asturian), экалагі́чны (ekalahíčny) (Belarusian), екологи́чен (ekologíčen) (Bulgarian), ecològic (Catalan), 生態的 (Chinese Mandarin), 生态的 (shēngtài de) (Chinese Mandarin), 生態學的 (Chinese Mandarin), 生态学的 (shēngtàixué de) (Chinese Mandarin), ekologický (Czech), økologisk (Danish), ecologisch (Dutch), ekologia (Esperanto), ökoloogiline (Estonian), ekologinen (Finnish), écologique (French), ecolóxico (Galician), ეკოლოგიური (eḳologiuri) (Georgian), ökologisch (German), οικολογικός (oikologikós) (Greek), אֶקוֹלוֹגִי (ekológi) (Hebrew), पारिस्थितिक (pāristhitik) (Hindi), पारिस्थितिकीय (pāristhitikīya) (Hindi), ökológiai (Hungarian), éiceolaíoch (Irish), ecologico (Italian), экологиялық (ékologiälyq) (Kazakh), ekoloģisks (Latvian), ekologinis (Lithuanian), еколошки (ekološki) (Macedonian), ekoloġiku (Maltese), hauropi (Maori), écologique [Jersey] (Norman), økologisk (Norwegian Bokmål), økologisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), ecologic (Occitan), بومشناختی (bum-šenâxti) (Persian), ekologiczny (Polish), ecológico (Portuguese), ecologic (Romanian), экологи́ческий (ekologíčeskij) (Russian), eag-eòlach (Scottish Gaelic), еко̀лошкӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ekòloškī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ekologický (Slovak), ekološki (Slovene), ecológico (Spanish), ekologisk (Swedish), экологӣ (ekologi) (Tajik), ekolojik (Turkish), екологі́чний (ekolohíčnyj) (Ukrainian), köologik (Volapük)
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  2. Not harmful to the environment. Synonyms (not harmful to the environment): ecologically friendly, environmentally friendly
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Synonyms: œcological [archaic] Related terms: ecologic, ecologist, ecosystem, ecologically

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "ecológico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "ecologic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ekologíčeskij",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "экологи́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "eag-eòlach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "еко̀лошкӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "ekòloškī"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "ekologický"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "ekološki"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "ecológico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "ekologisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "ekologi",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "экологӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "ekolojik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ekolohíčnyj",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "екологі́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "relating to ecology",
      "word": "köologik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ecological"
}

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