climate

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ.mɪt/, (weak vowel merger) /ˈklaɪ.mət/ === Noun === climate (countable and uncountable, plural climates) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === climate (third-person singular simple present climates, present participle climating, simple past and past participle climated) (poetic, obsolete) To dwell. === Further reading === “climate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “climate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “climate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === amletic, metical == Latin == === Noun === climate ablative singular of clima