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Ecological vs Environmental - What's the difference?

ecological | environmental |

As adjectives the difference between ecological and environmental

is that ecological is relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment while environmental is pertaining to one's environment.

ecological

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to ecology, the interrelationships of organisms and their environment.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katie L. Burke
    • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}
  • Not harmful to the environment.

    • Synonyms

    * (not harmful to the environment) ecologically friendly, environmentally friendly

    Related terms

    * ecologic * ecologist * ecosystem * ecologically

    environmental

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to one's environment.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}

    Derived terms

    * environmentally