climatic

climate +‎ -ic

• IPA^(key): /klaɪˈmætɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ætɪk

climatic (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.
   • 1901, “Cold Storage and Refrigeration”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 1, page 13:

     The people of the United States, owing, no doubt, to climatic reasons, have been thoroughly educated in the use of ice […]

   • 2012 January, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist‎, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 January 2012, page 70:

     Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.

Do not confuse with climactic, which relates to climax.

climatic m (feminine singular climatica, masculine plural climatics, feminine plural climaticas)

1. climatic
   • 2019 August 11, “Consumar mens de carn e cambiar las abituds alimentàrias son los conselhs de l’ÒNU per arrestar lo cambiament climatic”, in Jornalet‎:

     Lo grop internacional de scientifics climatics de l’ÒNU a publicat un rapòrt que vòl donar las claus per frenar la crisi climatica sus la Tèrra.

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Borrowed from French climatique. Equivalent to climă +‎ -atic.

climatic m or n (feminine singular climatică, masculine plural climatici, feminine and neuter plural climatice)

1. climatic

• schimbare climatică