climate

noun

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).

(figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.

(obsolete) An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.

(obsolete) A region of the Earth.

verb

(poetic, obsolete) To dwell.

Roots

klimaclim- · Greek · region, zone

Synonyms for climate

climen macroclimatev microclimatev weathern moodn atmospheren tropicsn

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