climatic

adjective

cli·​mat·​ic klī-ˈma-tik How to pronounce climatic (audio)
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 adverb

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These climatic shifts allowed the formation of continual landmasses, including one that bridged Anatolia and Europe. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025 If the Mercury take Game 2, the series would then head back to Phoenix Arena for the climatic Game 3 on Friday. Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Scientists have been working to better track the journey of dust and more realistically simulate its climatic effects. Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 This extraordinary decline is kicking off a climatic feedback loop. Matt Simon, Wired News, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for climatic

Word History

Etymology

see climate

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of climatic was in 1747

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“Climatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/climatic. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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