climate

The definition of climate is the weather of a location over time or the environment or mood.

(noun)

  1. An example of climate is when it is snowy and rainy.
  2. An example of climate is an economic boom time.

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See climate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the prevailing or average weather conditions of a place, as determined by the temperature and meteorological changes over a period of years
  2. any prevailing conditions affecting life, activity, etc.: a favorable climate of opinion
  3. a region with certain prevailing weather conditions: to move to a warmer climate

Origin: ME climat < OFr < LL clima < Gr klima, region, zone < base of klinein, to slope (see incline): orig., slope of the earth from the equator toward the poles

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See climate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region.
  2. A region of the earth having particular meteorological conditions: lives in a cold climate.
  3. A prevailing condition or set of attitudes in human affairs: a climate of unrest.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English climat

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin clima, climat-

Origin: , from Greek klima, surface of the earth, region; see klei- in Indo-European roots

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See climate in Ologies

Climate

See also environment; weather

climatography

the science of the description of climate. —climatographer, n. —climatographical, adj.

climatology

the science that studies climate or climatic conditions. —climatologist, n. —climatologic, climatological, adj.

cryptoclimate

the climate of the inside of a building, airliner, or space ship, as distinguished from that on the outside.

hyetography

the study of the geographical distribution of rainfall by annual totals. —hyetographic, hyetographical, adj.

meteorology

the science that studies climate and weather variations. —meteorologie, meteorological, adj. —meteorologist, n.

microclimatology

1. the study of minute gradations in climate that are due to the nature of the terrain.

2. the study of microclimates or climates of limited areas, as houses or communities. —microclimatologist, n. —microclimatologic, microclimatological, adj.

phenology

the branch of biology that studies the relation between variations in climate and periodic biological phenomena, as the migration of birds or the flowering of plants. —phenologist, n. —phenologic, phenological, adj.

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