As an adjective climactic
is of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.
As a noun climate is
(obsolete) an area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
As a verb climate is
(poetic|obsolete) to dwell.
climactic English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.
* The race ended in a climactic , neck-and-neck scramble for the finish line.
Related terms
* anticlimactic
Usage notes
Do not confuse with climatic, which relates to climate.
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climate English
Noun
( en noun)
(obsolete) An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
(obsolete) A region of the Earth.
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).
(figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral etc. situation.
- Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate .
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
, passage=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 thought the climate would grow more adversarial. }}
Derived terms
* acclimate
* acclimatise, acclimatize
* climate change
* political climate
Related terms
* climatic
* climatory
* cline
* lean
Verb
( climat)
(poetic, obsolete) To dwell.
* 1610 , , V. i. 169:
- The blessed gods / Purge all infection from our air whilst you / Do climate here!
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