OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12198

climate

/ˈklaɪ.mɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
clima
The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
And the effects from climate change are already extreme.
As fruits of hotter countries, transearthed in colder climates, have vigour enough in themselves to be fructuous according to their nature: but, that they are hindered by the chill…
clima
The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.
In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thoug…
Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate.
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