paleoclimatic

adjective

pa·​leo·​cli·​mat·​ic ˌpā-lē-ō-klī-ˈma-tik 

-klə-

: of, relating to, or being a climate distinctive to a past geologic age

Examples of paleoclimatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jaramillo believes that these results contradict global paleoclimatic models that predict a collapse of Neotropical vegetation due to heat stress. — Pablo Correa, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022

That marks the highest amount measured since 1958 -- the start of the instrumental record -- and in at least the last million years, based on paleoclimatic records, the report found. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2022

Our colleagues, Earth systems scientists Neil Edwards and Phil Holden, used paleoclimatic data to tweak our model. — Pasquale Raia, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

paleo- + climatic

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for paleoclimatic

• adiabatic
• aristocratic
• asymptomatic
• axiomatic
• diagrammatic
• diaphragmatic
• electrostatic
• endolymphatic
• epigrammatic
• homeostatic
• idiomatic
• magnetostatic