climatic

adjective

cli·mat·ic klī-ˈma-tik

klə-

: of or relating to climate

climatic changes

the climatic requirements of the crop

: 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 Locks reversed the river, except on occasions when climatic events decided otherwise. —

Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2024 Or, maybe Neanderthals were less adaptable to environmental or climatic changes than modern humans were, and the start of the last ice age spurred their decline. —

Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for climatic

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