English Explanatory Dictionary

climate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
  2. The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.
  3. An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
  4. A region of the Earth.
verb
  1. To dwell.

Pronunciation

/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/ /ˈklaɪ.mət/ en-us-climate.ogg /klaj.meʈ/

Word forms

climate climates climating climated

Etymology

From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”).

Related words

client climatic climatory climax cline clivus lean

Derived words

acclimate acclimatise acclimatize agroclimate astroclimate bioclimate chilly climate cli-fi climatal climatarian climatastrophe climate anxiety climate arson climate arsonist climate bond climate breakdown climate canary climate catastrophe climate chamber climate change climate-changing climate-changed climate control climate-controlled climate criminal climate crisis climate denial climate denialism climate denialist climate denier climate despair climate emergency climateer climate finance climate fire Climategate climate grief climate hawk climate hoax climate justice climate migrant climate neutrality climate refugee climate sceptic climate skeptic climate science climate sensitivity climate-speak climate strike climate system climatewise climatise climatism climatist climatize climatized climatography climatology climatologic climatological
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