climate
21climate*/*/ — [ˈklaɪmət] noun 1) [C/U] the climate of a country or region is the type of weather it has Mexico is renowned for its hot climate and spicy food.[/ex] 2) [C] the general situation or attitudes that people have at a particular time We are unable to …
22climate — noun Etymology: Middle English climat, from Middle French, from Late Latin climat , clima, from Greek klimat , klima inclination, latitude, climate, from klinein to lean more at lean Date: 14th century 1. a region of the earth having specified… …
23CLIMATE — The climate of Etruscan Italy was essentially the Mediterranean climate of today: a wet winter and an extremely dry summer. However, some authors suggest that the climate may have been warmer and drier, which would have had implications both… …
24climate — noun 1) the mild climate Syn: weather conditions, weather; atmospheric conditions 2) they come from a colder climate Syn: region, area, zone, country, place; literary clime 3) the political climate …
25climate — cli•mate [[t]ˈklaɪ mɪt[/t]] n. 1) mer the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years 2) mer… …
26climate — noun /ˈklaɪmət/ a) 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… …
27climate — noun 1) a mild climate Syn: (weather) conditions, weather 2) the political climate Syn: atmosphere, mood, spirit, ethos, feeling, ambience, environment …
28climate — [14] The notion underlying climate is of ‘sloping’ or ‘leaning’. It comes, via Old French climat or late Latin clīma (whence English clime [16]), from Greek klīma ‘sloping surface of the earth’, which came ultimately from the same source (the… …
29climate — The atmospheric conditions like temperature, precipitation, humidity, and wind velocity over a long period of time. Generally referred to as the normal or mean course of the weather. Climate includes the future expectations of long term weather… …
30climate — noun 1》 the general weather conditions prevailing in an area over a long period. 2》 a prevailing trend or public attitude: the current economic climate. Derivatives climatic adjective climatical adjective climatically adverb Origin ME (orig.… …
