Climate

klī′māt, n. the condition of a country or place with regard to temperature, moisture, .: ( fig. ) character of something.— v.i. ( Shak. ) to remain in a certain place.— adjs. Clī′matal , Climat′ic , -al , relating to climate.— v.t. Clī′matise (see Acclimatise ).— adj. Climatograph′ical .— n. Climatog′raphy , a description of climates.— adj. Climatolog′ical , relating to climatology.— ns. Climatol′ogist , one skilled in the science of climatology; Climatol′ogy , the science of climates, or an investigation of the causes on which the climate of a place depends; Clī′mature ( Shak. ), climate. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. klima , klimatos , slope— klinein , to slope.]