population explosion
noun
the rapid increase in numbers of a particular species, especially in the world's human population since the end of World War II, attributed to an accelerating birthrate, a decrease in infant mortality, and an increase in life expectancy.
Words nearby population explosion
popularize, popularly, populate, population, population control, population explosion, population genetics, population inversion, population parameter, population pressure, population pyramid
Origin of population explosion
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
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British Dictionary definitions for population explosion
population explosion
noun
a rapid increase in the size of a population caused by such factors as a sudden decline in infant mortality or an increase in life expectancy
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