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macroclimate

[ mak-ruh-klahy-mit ]
/ Ë?mæk rəˌklaɪ mɪt /
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noun
the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.
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Compare microclimate.

Origin of macroclimate

First recorded in 1935–40; macro- + climate

OTHER WORDS FROM macroclimate

mac·ro·cli·mat·ic [mak-roh-klahy-mat-ik], /ËŒmæk roÊŠ klaɪË?mæt ɪk/, adjectivemac·ro·cli·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby macroclimate

macrocarpous, macrocephalic, macrocephaly, macrocheilia, macrocheiria, macroclimate, macroclimatology, macrocode, macrocolon, macrocornea, macrocosm
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British Dictionary definitions for macroclimate

macroclimate
/ (Ë?mækrəʊˌklaɪmɪt) /
noun
the prevailing climate of a large area

Derived forms of macroclimate

macroclimatic (ËŒmækrəʊklaɪË?mætɪk), adjectivemacroclimatically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for macroclimate

macroclimate
[ mÄ?k′rō-klī′mÄ­t ]
The climate of a large geographic area. Compare microclimate.
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