climate
IPA: kɫˈaɪmʌt
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.
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Examples of "climate" in Sentences
- The climate of the district is hot and dry.
- The climate of the Rangit River basin is cold and humid.
- The soil is generally poor and the climate moist and cold.
- Starvation and the cold climate killed all of the inhabitants.
- The climate in general is dry and characterised by scanty rainfall.
- The climate of Antarctica is one of intense cold and great aridity.
- The climate of the South Orkneys is generally cold, wet, and windy.
- The climate is mild in the summer to moderately cold in the winters.
- The planetary climate is a measure of the long term trends in the weather.
- The cold climate makes for the flowering and shape of the blossom desired.