English-Thai Dictionary

climate

N สภาพอากาศ  characteristic weather atmospheric condition sa-phab-ar-kad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLIMATE

n. 1. In geography, a part of the surface of the earth, bounded by two circles parallel to the equator, and of such a breadth that the longest day in the parallel nearest the pole is half an hour longer than that nearest to the equator. The beginning of a climate is a parallel circle in which the longest day is half and hour shorter than that at the end. The climates begin at the equator, where the day is 12 hours long; and at the end of the first climate the longest day is 12 hours long, and this increase of half an hour constitutes a climate, to the polar circles; from which climates are measured by the increase of a month.
2. In a popular sense, a tract of land, region or country, differing from another in the temperature of the air; or any region or country with respect to the temperature of the air, the seasons, and their peculiar qualities, without any regard to the length of the days, or to geographical position. Thus we say, a warm or cold climate; a moist or dry climate; a happy climate; a genial climate; a mountainous climate.

 

CLIMATE

v.i.To dwell; to reside in a particular region.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLIMATE

Cli "mate, n. Etym: [F. climat, L. clima, -atis, fr. Gr. lean, v. i.See Lean, v. i., and cf. Clime. ]

 

1. (Anc. Geog.)

 

Defn: One of thirty regions or zones, parallel to the equator, into which the surface of the earth from the equator to the pole was divided, according to the successive increase of the length of the midsummer day.

 

2. The condition of a place in relation to various phenomena of the atmosphere, as temperature, moisture, etc. , especially as they affect animal or vegetable life.

 

CLIMATE

CLIMATE Cli "mate, v. i.

 

Defn: To dwell. [Poetic ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

climate

cli mate |ˈklīmit ˈklaɪmɪt | ▶noun the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period: our cold, wet climate | agricultural development is constrained by climate. • a region with particular prevailing weather conditions: vacationing in a warm climate. • the prevailing trend of public opinion or of another aspect of public life: the current economic climate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French climat or late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima ‘slope, zone, ’ from klinein ‘to slope. ’ The term originally denoted a zone of the earth between two lines of latitude, then any region of the earth, and later, a region considered with reference to its atmospheric conditions. Compare with clime .

 

climate change

cli mate change ▶noun the change in global climate patterns apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards, attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. word trends: In the early 2000s, global warming was the buzzword of the environmentally minded, but it is apparently being overtaken by climate change. Although many people use the two terms interchangeably, there are important differences. Global warming describes a gradual heating up of the earth ’s atmosphere, whereas climate change can cover many other changes beyond an increase in temperature —such as alterations in precipitation patterns and sea level, and the increasing frequency of severe weather events. Climate change can also be seen as a less loaded and more politically neutral term, and is generally preferred by scientists, as many do not see rising temperature as the single most important effect of the changing climate. The Oxford English Corpus data from the year 2009 contains twice as many examples of climate change as global warming .

 

climate control

cli mate con trol ▶noun another term for air conditioning.

 

Oxford Dictionary

climate

cli |mate |ˈklʌɪmət | ▶noun the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period: our cold, wet climate | [ mass noun ] : agricultural development is constrained by climate. • a region with a particular climate: he had grown up in a hot climate. • the prevailing trend of public opinion or of another aspect of life: the current economic climate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French climat or late Latin clima, climat-, from Greek klima ‘slope, zone ’, from klinein ‘to slope ’. The term originally denoted a zone of the earth between two lines of latitude, then any region of the earth, and later, a region considered with reference to its atmospheric conditions. Compare with clime .

 

climate change

climate change ▶noun [ mass noun ] the change in global climate patterns apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards, attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels. word trends: In the early 2000s global warming was the buzzword of the environmentally minded, but it is apparently being overhauled by climate change. Although many people use the two terms interchangeably, there are important differences. Global warming describes a gradual heating up of the earth ’s atmosphere, whereas climate change can cover many other changes beyond an increase in temperature —such as alterations in precipitation patterns and sea level, and the increasing frequency of severe weather events. Climate change can also be seen as a less loaded and more politically neutral term, and is generally preferred by scientists, as many do not see rising temperature as the single most important effect of the changing climate. The Oxford English Corpus data from the year 2009 contains twice as many examples of climate change as of global warming .

 

climate control

cli |mate con |trol ▶noun another term for air conditioning.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

climate

climate noun 1 the mild climate: weather conditions, weather; atmospheric conditions. 2 they come from a colder climate: region, area, zone, country, place; literary clime. 3 the political climate: atmosphere, mood, feeling, ambience, tenor; tendency, ethos, attitude; milieu; informal vibe (s ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

climate

climate noun 1 the Channel Islands have an enviably mild climate: weather pattern, weather conditions, weather, atmospheric conditions. 2 they migrate here from colder climates: region, area, zone, country, place; literary clime. 3 the political climate of the 1940s: atmosphere, mood, temper, spirit, feeling, feel, ambience, aura, tenor, tendency, essence, ethos, attitude, milieu; informal vibe (s ).WORD LINKS climate climatology study of climate Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Spanish Dictionary

climatérico, -ca

climatérico, -ca adjetivo Del climaterio o relacionado con él :síndrome climatérico .

 

climaterio

climaterio nombre masculino Período de la vida de las personas que se caracteriza por una serie de fenómenos que afectan a todo el organismo y que se deben a una disminución natural de la actividad de las glándulas sexuales :la menopausia marca en la mujer el inicio del climaterio .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

climate

cli mate /kláɪmət / (! -ateは /-ət /) 〖語源は 「地表の傾斜 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 U (一地域の )気候 (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) (→weather )▸ mild [cold ] climate 穏やか [寒冷 ]な気候 ▸ This area has a wet [dry ] climate .この地域は雨の多い [乾燥した ]気候だ ▸ global climate change 地球の気象変化 ▸ The warm climate in Texas suits [agrees with ] me .テキサスの温暖な気候は私にちょうどよい .2 C (特定の気候条件の )地域 , 地方 ▸ These trees are common in cold climates .これらの木は寒冷地で多く見られる .3 C (ある社会 時代の一般的な )傾向, 風潮 ; 雰囲気 ; 状況 ▸ a climate of fear 恐れの風潮 ▸ the climate of opinion 世論 ▸ The political [economic, social ] climate turned nasty after the abortive coup .クーデターの失敗の後, 政治 [経済, 社会 ]情勢は悪化した .～́ contr ò l (空調システムの )自動温度調節器 .