Climatic Meaning
/klaɪˈmæt.ɪk/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf, relating to, or influenced by climate.
Sentence Examples
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Environmental pollution triggered climatic changes all over Earth.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ changes caused the ancient civilization to abandon their coastal cities.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ changes are having a major impact on several parts of the world.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English climate Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English climatic From climate + -ic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The people of the United States, owing, no doubt, to climatic reasons, have been thoroughly educated in the use of ice[…]"
— 1901, “Cold Storage and Refrigeration”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 1, page 13:
"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."
— 2012 January 26, Donald Worster, “A Drier and Hotter Future”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2012, page 70:
"The biological and social effects of climate change can be viewed through an^([sic]) paleopathological lens. Nerlich and Lösch […] offer many examples of groups that dealt with the consequences of and adapted to environmental change. There are myriad lessons to be learned as we navigate through climatic changes today."
— 2023, Anne L. Grauer, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 8:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ changes caused the ancient civilization to abandon their coastal cities.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
____ changes are having a major impact on several parts of the world.