climatic

adjective

cli·​mat·​ic klī-ˈma-tik 

klə-

1

: of or relating to climate

climatic changes

the climatic requirements of the crop

2

: resulting from or influenced by the climate rather than the soil compare edaphic sense 2

climatically

klī-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē 

klə-

adverb

Examples of climatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This extraordinary decline is kicking off a climatic feedback loop. —Matt Simon, Wired News, 30 Aug. 2025

Larger funds have struggled to deploy capital efficiently, particularly in high-quality permanent crop regions, where water rights and climatic conditions add further gating mechanisms. —Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Their climatic conflict is over the stunning home, designed by Theo, funded by Ivy, in an attempt to save his ego and their union. —Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025

While this may be Lohan’s big comeback, with the love story and the big climatic rock star moment, the movie belongs to Curtis. —Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see climate

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing climatic

• climatic climax

Rhymes for climatic

• asthmatic
• chromatic
• dogmatic
• dramatic
• ecstatic
• emphatic
• erratic
• eustatic
• fanatic
• hepatic
• lymphatic
• magmatic