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climate
  1. (obsolete) An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
  2. (obsolete) A region of the Earth.
  3. 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).
  4. (figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral etc. situation.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Consistently high temperatures, with no distinct dry season, characterize the climate of this region.”
      “North and east winds, in consequence of passing to us from a colder climate, bring a denser, colder, and dryer atmosphere.”
      “Its completion coincided with the collapse of the town's cotton industry, thus casting a shadow over what had been a climate of optimism.”
clime
  1. A particular region as defined by its weather or climate.
  2. Climate.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “They immediately headed south to the continent's sunnier climes.”
      “In the meantime, she is off to Egypt on assignment and he continues his research in the musty clime of an Oxford library.”
      “I fear it may have taken the microorganisms from all these Dumpsters, though in this polar clime who can discern the unliving from the merely dead?”
climatology
  1. The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The figures give a climatology of prevailing horizontal winds at mesopause heights and Collm time series of mesopause wind parameters.”
      “My dad studied climatology, and he was sent there for a few weeks to study the rapidly changing tropical climate.”
      “His passion for climatology is divertingly geeky, and delivers his fondest musings.”
climatography
  1. A scientific description of climates.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The war was a great popular teacher of climatography,308 just as it was of geography.”
      Climatography of the United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.”
climatologist
  1. A person who studies, professes or practices climatology.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “To get a better understanding, we put three questions to climatologist Jean Jouzel and economist Olivier Godard.”
      “University of East Anglia climatologist Phil Jones followed in his footsteps when some emails of his leaked to the press.”
      “I offer a simple proof:Suppose an omniscient climatologist predicts that carbon-dioxide emissions will precipitate a crisis within five years.”
climatisation
  1. Alternative spelling of climatization
climatization
climature
  1. (obsolete) climate.
climatisations
  1. plural of climatisation
climatologists
  1. plural of climatologist
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Coincidentally, the model used by the team bore a close resemblance to one devised by climatologists in the 19th century.”
      “It was not long before naturalists and climatologists began to see the possible damage that was being done to the environment.”
      “Robison's findings may also help climatologists model the atmospheric carbon cycle.”
climatographies
  1. plural of climatography
climatologies
climatures
  1. plural of climature
climates
  1. plural of climate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The northern whitewoods grow in brutal climates in the northern US states and into Canada where the growing season is short.”
      “With most aircrews traversing hot, desert-like climates, it's easy to assume an arctic survival situation is not in the cards.”
      “They grow in most climates, take shade, serve admirably as a weed-choking ground cover, and produce quantities of flowers.”
climes
  1. plural of clime
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The prospect of good weather and a favourable exchange rate are no doubt turning minds to sunny climes.”
      “Hemp grows in virtually all conditions from arid desert to more temperate climes.”
      “Instead of freezing their bits off in our chilly climes, they've opted to frazzle them Down Under, where I'm sure they'll be very happy.”
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