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Definition: Climate |
ClimateNoun1. The weather in some location averaged over some long period of time. 2. The prevailing psychological state; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "climate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Energy | The prevailing or average weather conditions of a geographic region. (references) |
Geography | Fluctuating aggregate of atmospheric conditions characterized by the states and developments of the weather of a given area. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | In froth flotation, the prevailing balance of chemical energy reached bythe reacting electrical, physical, and chemical forces. (references) |
Public Administration | The average atmospheric and meteorological characteristics in a given region; Examples:Mediterranean climate, continental climate. Source: European Union. (references) |
Solar | The typical or expected (average) weather pattern, as opposed to the actual weather at any given instant. (references) |
Space | The average pattern of weather variation at a certain location, throughout the year. (references) |
Weather | The statistical collection and representation of the weather conditions for a specified area during a specified time interval, usually decades, together with a description of the state of the external system or boundary conditions. The properties that characterize the climate are thermal (temperatures of the surface air, water, land, and ice), kinetic (wind and ocean currents, together with associated vertical motions and the motions of air masses, aqueous humidity, cloudiness and cloud water content, groundwater, lake lands, and water content of snow on land and sea ice), nd static (pressure and density of the atmosphere and ocean, composition of the dry ir, salinity of the oceans, and the geometric boundaries and physical constants of the system). These properties are interconnected by the various physical processes such as precipitation, evaporation, infrared radiation, convection, advection, and turbulence. (references) |
| The average weather, usually taken over a 30 year time period, for a particular region and time period. Climate is not the same as weather, but rather, it is the average pattern of weather for a particular region. Weather describes the short-term state of the atmosphere. Climatic elements include precipitation, temperature, humidity, sunshine, wind velocity, phenomena such as fog, frost, and hail-storms, and other measures of the weather. See weather. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The climate is the weather averaged over a long period of time. In a given geographical region, the climate generally does not vary over time on the scale of a human life span. However, over geological time, climate can vary considerably for a given place on the earth. For example, Scandinavia has been through a number of ice ages over hundreds of thousands of years (the last one ending about 10,000 years ago). Paleoclimatology is the study of these past climates.
Climate is a concept used to divide the world into regions sharing similar climatic parameters. Climate regions can be classified on the basis of temperature and precipitation alone — one of the most popular methods of climate classification is that developed by Vladimir Köppen:
Köppen's climate classification scheme
See also climate change.
- GROUP A - Tropical climates: Tropical climates (see tropics) are characterized by constant high temperature - all twelve months of the year have average temperatures of 18 °C (64.4 °F) or higher. They are subdivided as follows:
- Af (Equatorial) climate: - all twelve months have average precipitation above 60 mm. These climates, usually occurring within 5° latitude of the equator, are dominated by the Doldrums Low Pressure all year round, and thus have no seasons.
Examples: - Singapore; Manaus, Brazil.- Am (Tropical monsoon) climate: This type of climate, found chiefly in southern Asia, results from the monsoon winds which switch direction according to the seasons. This climate has a driest month with rainfall less than 60 mm, but more than (100 - (total annual precipitation/25)):
Examples: Mumbai, India; Rangoon, Burma- Aw (Tropical wet and dry) climate - these climates have a pronounced dry season, with the driest month having precipitation less than (100 - (total annual precipitation (mm)/25)) mm:
Examples: Kayes, Mali; Parana, Brazil
- GROUP B - Arid climates: These climates are characterized by the fact that precipitation is less than evaporation. The threshold is determined as follows:
- To find the precipitation threshold (in millimetres), multiply the average annual temperature in °C by 20, then add 280 (if 70%+ precipitation is in warmest 6 months) or 140 (if 30%-70% precipitation is in warmest 6 months).
- If the annual precipitation is less than half the threshold for Group B, it is classified as BW (desert climate) - if it is less than the threshold but more than half the threshold, it is classified as BS (semi-desert climate).
- A third letter can be added to indicate temperature: h signifies hot climate (average annual temperature above 18 °C), while k signifies temperate climate (average annual temperature below 18 °C).
- Examples: In Salah, Algeria (BWh)
Chimbai, Uzbekistan (BWk)
Gaborone, Botswana (BSh)
Astrakhan, Russia (BSk)
- GROUP C - Warm temperate climates: These climates have an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F) in their warmest months, and a coldest month average between -3 °C and 18 °C.
- The second letter indicates the precipitation pattern - w indicates dry winters (driest winter month average precipitation less than one-tenth wettest summer month average precipitation), s inidicates dry summers (driest summer month less than 30 mm average precipitation, and less than one-third wettest winter month precipitation) and f means rain in all seasons (neither above mentioned condition fulfilled).
- The third letter indicates the degree of summer heat - a indicates warmest month average temperature above 22 °C, b indicates warmest month average temperature below 22 °C, with at least 4 months averaging above 10 °C, while c means 3 or fewer months with mean temperatures above 10 °C.
- Group C climates may be divided as follows:
- Mediterranean climates (Csa, Csb) - these climates usually occur on the western sides of continents between the latitudes of 30° and 45°. These climates are in the polar front region in winter, and thus have moderate temperatures and changeable weather. Summers are hot and dry, due to the domination of the subtropical high pressure systems.
Examples: Lisbon, Portugal (Csa)
Athens, Greece (Csa)
Santiago, Chile (Csb)
San Francisco, California (Csb)- Humid Subtropical climates (Cfa, Cwa) - these climates usually occur in the interiors of continents, or on their east coasts, between the latitudes of 25° and 40°. Unlike the Mediterranean climates, the summers are humid due to unstable tropical air masses, or onshore Trade Winds. In mainland Asia, winters are sometimes dry, due to monsoonal influence.
Examples: Memphis, Tennessee (Cfa)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Cfa)
New Delhi, India (Cwa)
Tokyo, Japan (Cfa).- Maritime Temperate climates (Cfb) - these climates usually occur on the western sides of continents between the latitudes of 45° and 55°. These climates are dominated all year round by the polar front, leading to changeable, often overcast weather. Summers are cool due to cloud cover, but winters are milder than other climates in similar latitudes.
Examples: London, England
Vancouver, British Columbia
Valdivia, Chile
Christchurch, New Zealand.- Maritime Subarctic climates (Cfc) - these climates occur poleward of the Maritime Temperate climates.
Examples: Ushuaia, Argentina
Torshavn, Faroes
- GROUP D - Continental climates: These climates have an average temperature above 10 °C in their warmest months, and a coldest month average below -3 °C. These usually occur in the interiors of continents, or on their east coasts, north of 40° North latitude. Group D climates do not exist at all in the Southern hemisphere due to the smaller land masses here.
- The second and third letters are used as for Group C climates, while a third letter of d indicates 3 or fewer months with mean temperatures above 10 °C, and a coldest month temperature below -38 °C.
- Group D climates may be divided as follows:
- Hot Summer Continental climates (Dfa, Dwa) - these climates usually occur in the forties latitudes. In mainland Asia, winters are sometimes dry due to monsoonal influence.
Examples: Chicago, Illinois (Dfa)
Beijing, China (Dwa).- Cool Summer Continental climates (Dfb, Dwb) - these climates are immediately north of Hot Summer Continental climates, and also in central and eastern Europe, between the Maritime Temperate and Continental Subarctic climates.
Examples: Montreal, Quebec (Dfb)
Warsaw, Poland (Dfb)
Vladivostok, Russia (Dwb)- Continental Subarctic climates (Dfc, Dwc, Dfd) - these climates occur poleward of the other Group D climates, mostly north of 50° North latitude.
Examples: Schefferville, Quebec
Yakutsk, Russia
- GROUP E - Polar climates: These climates are characterized by average temperatures below 10 °C in all twelve months of the year:
- ET (Tundra) climate: - warmest month has an average temperature between 0 °C and 10 °C. These climates occur on the northern edges of the North American and Eurasian landmasses.
Examples: - Point Barrow, Alaska
Norilsk, Russia
Svalbard, Norway.- EF (Ice Cap) climate: - all twelve months have average temperatures below 0 °C. This climates is dominant in Antarctica and in inland Greenland.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Climate."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CLIMATE | English | Cluster for Intelligent Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Environments | N/A |
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Synonyms: ClimateSynonyms: clime (n), mood (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Air | Weather, climate, rise and fall of the barometer, isobar. |
Region | Clime, climate, zone, meridian,clime, climate, zone, meridian, latitude. |
Salubrity | Noun: salubrity; healthiness; Adjective: fine air, fine climate; eudiometer. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate. (Being John Malkovich; writing credit: Charlie Kaufman) Is not their climate foggy, raw and dull (Henry V; writing credit: Kenneth Branagh; William Shakespeare) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Fable of the Search for Climate (1915) Love in a Cold Climate (2001) A Climate for Killing (1991) Love in a Cold Climate (1980) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Mars Climate Orbiter. Credit: NASA. |  | Satellite Image of Earth's Interrelated Systems and Climate. Credit: NASA. |
 | The new Atmospheric Research Observatory (ARO) replaced the old Clean Air Facility. This was built for NOAA's Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | First page of "Opusculu[m] repertorii pro[g]nosticon in mutationes aeris..." This is a Latin translation of a work by Hippocrates of the effect of climate on health. It was published in 1485 and is the oldest book in the NOAA Central Library. Call number QC859 .H56 1485. Credit: Treasures of the Library. |
 | Coring into a coral reef to discover clues to past climate changes. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Preparing to drill into a coral reef to study climate over the past 20,000 yrs. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Observations on the Inhabitants, Climate, Soil, Rivers.... Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Boss, are you sure the climate is right?. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Choice of transportation in the tropics, whether of mules or tractors, depends upon the soil and the climate ... / Unifruitco. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Science and research. Mineral prospecting. Micro-fossils can play an important role in locating the proper spot to drill an oil well. A magnificent history of the flow of ancient seas, of climate, of the rise and fall of empires of primitive forms of life. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Climate change 2" by Lorena Molinari Commentary: "Tropical storm in milan." |
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| Play | Caption |
 | Air conditioner; fan; cooling; ventilator; Freon; air conditioning; climate control; temperature regulator. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Horace | They change their climate, not their soul, who rush across the sea. |
| Those who cross the sea change only the climate, not their character. | |
Joseph Addison | Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense. |
Quentin Crisp | Manners are love in a cool climate. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | They recognise that differences of climate, habits, and customs, of economic opportunity and industrial tradition, make strict uniformity in the conditions of labour difficult of immediate attainment. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | A warm climate may be prescribed for her. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I dwelt long upon the fertility of our soil, and the temperature of our climate. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | In our climate, in the summer, it was formerly almost solely a covering at night |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Climate affects both parasites and mosquitoes. (references) | |
Typhus still exists in places where climate, chronic poverty, and social customs prevent regular changes and laundering of clothing. (references) | ||
In the United States and other countries with a temperate climate, the disease has a winter seasonal pattern, with annual epidemics occurring from November to April. (references) | ||
Business | Singapore's business climate is highly conducive to international business. (references) | |
Pick-up truck sales are very low, possibly because of the local rainy climate. (references) | ||
Another strong consideration for Kuwaitis is the preference for a warm climate. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Uzbekistan | The villagers have had a difficult time adjusting to the new topography and climate, as well as to their new life as farmers. (references) |
Guinea-Bissau | Observers criticized the closures as violations of freedom of the press and a deliberate move to create a climate of intimidation. (references) | |
Venezuela | Some observers assert that President Chavez's aggressive rhetoric in criticizing the media has contributed to a climate of intimidation and hostility toward the media that encourages such attacks. (references) | |
Economic History | Benin | Benin's climate is hot and humid. (references) |
Malawi | Malawi's climate is generally subtropical. (references) | |
Togo | Togo's climate varies from tropical to savanna. (references) | |
Human Rights | Kuwait | This omission creates a climate of apparent impunity, which diminishes deterrence against abuse. (references) |
Philippines | Court inaction on these cases contributes to a climate of impunity that undermines public confidence in the justice system. (references) | |
Thailand | Routine exoneration of police officers contributed to a climate of impunity that was a significant factor in preventing any major change in police behavior. (references) | |
Minorities | Bhutan | Local officials took advantage of the climate of repression to coerce ethnic Nepalese to sell their land below its fair value and to emigrate. (references) |
Political Economy | Ireland | Ireland has an open and transparent business climate. (references) |
Kenya | Internal politics influence the Kenyan business climate. (references) | |
Trade | Spain | The improvement of Spain's economic climate is benefiting the banking industry. (references) |
Saudi Arabia | A number of economic and policy reforms are underway that will lay the foundation for a better climate conducive to foreign enterprises. (references) | |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg maintains an excellent and open trading climate for American companies, with government leaders at all levels very supportive of free trade. (references) | |
Travel | Philippines | The Philippine climate is tropical. (references) |
Yemen | The coastal climate differs dramatically. (references) | |
Guyana | Business dress is relaxed befitting Guyana's tropical climate. (references) | |
Women | Afghanistan | In a climate of secrecy and impunity, it was likely that domestic violence against women remained a serious problem. (references) |
India | Only 10 percent of rape cases are fully adjudicated by the courts, and police typically fail to arrest rapists, thus fostering a climate of impunity. (references) | |
Croatia | NGO's and labor organizations continued to report a practice in which women received short-term work contracts renewable every 3 to 6 months, creating a climate of job insecurity for them. (references) | |
Worker Rights | South Africa | The CCMA has resolved successfully many disputes referred to it and remains critical to the emergence of a less confrontational business climate. (references) |
Guatemala | According to Labor Ministry officials, the labor courts vindicate the majority of workers' claims against employers; however, employers comply with the court decisions in only a small number of cases, creating a climate of impunity. (references) | |
Guatemala | Actions alleged have included physical harassment of a union leader by a private security agent on company property, force resignations and firing of some union members, threats of blacklisting, shifting production to other facilities, and creating an antiunion climate by promoting rumors that the factories would close as a result of unionization. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. By most writers the invention of gunpowder is ascribed to the Chinese, but not upon very convincing evidence. Milton says it was invented by the devil to dispel angels with, and this opinion seems to derive some support from the scarcity of angels. Moreover, it has the hearty concurrence of the Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary Wilson became interested in gunpowder through an event that occurred on the Government experimental farm in the District of Columbia. One day, several years ago, a rogue imperfectly reverent of the Secretary's profound attainments and personal character presented him with a sack of gunpowder, representing it as the sed of the Flashawful flabbergastor, a Patagonian cereal of great commercial value, admirably adapted to this climate. The good Secretary was instructed to spill it along in a furrow and afterward inhume it with soil. This he at once proceeded to do, and had made a continuous line of it all the way across a ten-acre field, when he was made to look backward by a shout from the generous donor, who at once dropped a lighted match into the furrow at the starting-point. Contact with the earth had somewhat dampened the powder, but the startled functionary saw himself pursued by a tall moving pillar of fire and smoke and fierce evolution. He stood for a moment paralyzed and speechless, then he recollected an engagement and, dropping all, absented himself thence with such surprising celerity that to the eyes of spectators along the route selected he appeared like a long, dim streak prolonging itself with inconceivable rapidity through seven villages, and audibly refusing to be comforted. "Great Scott! what is that?" cried a surveyor's chainman, shading his eyes and gazing at the fading line of agriculturist which bisected his visible horizon. "That," said the surveyor, carelessly glancing at the phenomenon and again centering his attention upon his instrument, "is the Meridian of Washington." H |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | But to say that the way you are living your life is responsible for climate change is just as insane as saying you're the reason that there's corruption in campaigns. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
John Adams | 1797-1801 | How few of the human race have ever enjoyed an opportunity of making an election of government, more than of air, soil, or climate, for themselves or their children! |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Situated within the temperate zone, and extending through many degrees of latitude along the Atlantic, the United States enjoy all the varieties of climate, and every production incident to that portion of the globe. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Those diversities arising from situation, climate, population, and pursuits are doubtless, as it is natural they should be, greatly exaggerated by jealousies and that spirit of rivalry so inseparable from neighboring communities. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | But we mean to maintain both stability and growth in a climate of freedom. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Because this sector of the economy is the very lifeblood of our National economy, we have done much together to improve the competitive climate for smaller firms. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Our overriding environmental challenge tonight is the worldwide problem of climate change, global warming, the gathering crisis that requires worldwide action. |
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| "Climate" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.93% of the time. "Climate" is used about 2,814 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.93% | 2,812 | 3,291 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.07% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 2,814 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| South Korea | Halla Climate Control Corp. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "climate": benign climate ♦ Climate Impacts Programme ♦ climate zone ♦ continental climate ♦ Desert Climate ♦ economic climate ♦ fine climate ♦ geological climate ♦ historical climate ♦ hot climate ♦ hypothetical global climate ♦ inland climate ♦ marine climate ♦ maritime climate ♦ oceanic climate ♦ perpetual frost climate ♦ polar climate ♦ secular trend in climate ♦ steeped climate ♦ subtropical climate ♦ temperate climate ♦ this climate disagrees with me ♦ tropical climate ♦ tundra climate ♦ wholesome climate. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "climate": climate-change, climate-control, climate-controlled, climate-driven, climate-modeller, climate-related, climate-relevant, climate-responsive, climate-sensitive. | |
Ending with "climate": micro-climate. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
climate | 502 | climate florida | 33 |
climate change | 179 | school climate | 33 |
climate cold tomato | 84 | japan climate | 32 |
climate hot tomato | 79 | climate data | 32 |
climate control | 75 | climate india | 31 |
world climate | 72 | climate spain | 31 |
climate zone | 62 | desert climate | 31 |
climate map | 54 | canada climate | 31 |
climate system | 50 | new zealand climate | 30 |
climate controlled storage | 48 | climate france | 30 |
mexico climate | 47 | climate jamaica | 30 |
climate information | 46 | organizational climate | 29 |
weather and climate | 44 | brazil climate | 29 |
australia climate | 43 | rain forest climate | 29 |
climate hawaii | 42 | center climate prediction | 28 |
italy climate | 42 | climate ireland | 28 |
climate graph | 40 | costa rica climate | 26 |
china climate | 37 | climate map world | 26 |
climate master | 36 | argentina climate | 22 |
global climate change | 34 | arizona climate | 22 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "climate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | klimaat. (various references) | |
Albanian | klimë (clime). (various references) | |
Arabic | مناخ, طقس (ceremonial, ceremony, rite, weather), بيئة (ambience, environment, medium, milieu). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | климат (clime), атмосфера (ambience, atmosphere, aura, tone). (various references) | |
Chinese | 氣候 (atmosphere, situation), 气候, 水土 (water and soil). (various references) | |
Czech | podnebí. (various references) | |
Danish | klima. (various references) | |
Dutch | klimaat. (various references) | |
Esperanto | klimato. (various references) | |
Faeroese | veðurlag, líkindi. (various references) | |
Farsi | اب وهوا (Clime, Sky, Weather). (various references) | |
Finnish | ilmasto. (various references) | |
French | climat. (various references) | |
German | klima (atmosphere). (various references) | |
Greek | κλίμα (clime). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | klimë. (various references) | |
Hebrew | אקלים. (various references) | |
Hungarian | klíma (clime, sky). (various references) | |
Indonesian | iklim (clime). (various references) | |
Irish | clíoma, aerÚid. (various references) | |
Italian | clima, aria (air, airing, appearance, aria, aspect, countenance, expression, look, sight, tune, view). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 風土 (natural features, spiritual features, topography), 気象 (weather), 気候 , 気候 , 季候 (season), 季候 (season). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | きしょう (badge, beauty spot, damage, disposition, emblem, getting out of bed, happy laughter, injury, insignia, medal, memorizing, rare, rising, scarce, temperament, unexpected victory, victory by uncommon stratagem, vow, weather), きこう (armor, armour, breath control, breathing exercise, calling at aport, chi kung, cleverness, contribution, contrivance, drafting, eccentricities, homeward voyage or flight, horseback riding, mechanism, organization, qigong, remarkable effect, returning to port, returning to school, season, setting to work, spirit cultivation, stoma, stopping at a port, traveller's journal, trick, you), ふうど (natural features, spiritual features, topography). (various references) | |
Korean | 기후. (various references) | |
Malay | iklim. (various references) | |
Manx | speyr (sky, welkin). (various references) | |
Norwegian | klima. (various references) | |
Papiamen | klima. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | imateclay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | clima (clime, sky). (various references) | |
Romanian | climat (atmosphere), climã (region), regiune cu o anumitã climã. (various references) | |
Russian | климат (clime), атмосфера (ambience, atm atmosphere, atmosphere, atmospheres, atomosphere, aura). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | podneblje, klima (clime, inclemency). (various references) | |
Spanish | clima (clime, sky, weather). (various references) | |
Swedish | klimat (climates, clime, skies). (various references) | |
Thai | สภาพอากาศ. (various references) | |
Turkish | iklim (climatic, clime, region, sky), hava (aerial, aero-, air, airs, ambiance, ambience, aroma, atmosphere, atmospheric, aura, Flavor, flavour, mood, ostentation, shades, showing off, side, sky, splash, splurge, strain, swank, vanity, weather, wind), bölge (area, belt, circumscription, corner, department, district, division, latitude, parts, phase, precinct, quarter, region, section, sector, sky, territory, tract, ward, zone), şartlar (circs, circumstances, conditions, conjuncture, context, situation, state of affairs, terms), íklím, çevre (adjacencies, ambiance, ambience, ambient, ambit, atmosphere, circle, circumference, compass, contour, domain, ecological, entourage, environment, environmental, girth, milieu, neighborhood, neighbourhood, perimeter, periphery, precinct, precincts, premises, purlieus, radius, region, society, sphere, surroundings, vicinity). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | район з певним режимом погоди, клімат (clime), атмосфера (air, atmosphere), акліматизуватися (naturalize). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | môi trường (environment), không khí (air), khí hậu. (various references) | |
Welsh | hinsawdd. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | klima. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | caeli, caelique, caelis, caelo, caelorum, caelos, caelum, clima, coelesyriae, coelesyriam. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "climate": climates. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "climate": acclimate, microclimate. (additional references) | |
Words containing "climate": acclimated, acclimates, microclimates, unacclimated. (additional references) | |
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"Climate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chiamata, chiamate, Chimenti, Clamator, clamitat, clavatum, clemate, Cliath, clima, climat, climatee, climet, climeta, Climie, Clonatec, kilimite, Kimata, limate, Slimane. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "climate" (pronounced klī"mut) |
| 3 | -m u t | animate, approximate, comet, consummate, illegitimate, inanimate, estimate, gamut, guesstimate, helmet, hermit, intimate, legitimate, limit, microclimate, plummet, proximate, summit, ultimate, vomit. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: metical. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-m-t" | |
-1 letter: atelic, camlet, malice. | |
-2 letters: amice, camel, claim, cleat, clime, eclat, email, ileac, macle, maile, malic, melic, metal, telia, telic, tical. | |
-3 letters: acme, alec, alit, alme, amie, calm, came, cate, ceil, celt, cite, clam, clit, emic, emit, etic, ilea, item, lace, laic, lame, late, lati, lice, lima, lime, lite, mace, mail, male, malt, mate. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-l-m-t" | |
+1 letter: calamite, clematis, climates, maledict, metallic, meticals, metrical. | |
+2 letters: acclimate, alchemist, calamites, calmative, clammiest, collimate, culminate, eclamptic, implicate, malachite, maledicts, melanitic, melanotic, metabolic, metallics, militance, mislocate, timescale, tularemic. | |
+3 letters: acclimated, acclimates, alchemists, allometric, bimetallic, cacomistle, calamities, calmatives, calumniate, catamenial, centesimal, centralism, clematises, colemanite, collimated, collimates, compatible, complicate, culminated, culminates, cumulative, dilemmatic, emblematic, emetically, epitomical, eremitical, hemiacetal, hermetical, immaculate, implicated, implicates, legitimacy, lemniscate, malachites, maledicted, maleficent, megalithic, melanistic, melismatic, mercantile, methodical, metrically, militances, mislocated, mislocates, phlegmatic, semantical, timescales, ultimacies, umbilicate. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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