CLIMATE


Meaning of CLIMATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklī-mət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English climat, from Middle French, from Late Latin climat-, clima, from Greek klimat-, klima inclination, latitude, climate, from klinein to lean — more at lean

Date: 14th century

1. : a region of the earth having specified climatic conditions

2.

a. : the average course or condition of the weather at a place usually over a period of years as exhibited by temperature, wind velocity, and precipitation

b. : the prevailing set of conditions (as of temperature and humidity) indoors

a climate -controlled office

3. : the prevailing influence or environmental conditions characterizing a group or period : atmosphere

a climate of fear

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.