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Meaning of hothouse effect in English:

hothouse effect

Pronunciation /ˈhɒthaʊs ɪˌfɛkt/

noun

  • 1A heating or forcing effect like that in a hothouse.

  • 2Meteorology Ecology
    = "greenhouse effect".

  • 3Figurative and in extended use; especially an effect of making something grow rapidly or become extreme.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From hothouse + effect.