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macroclimate

[ mak-ruh-klahy-mit ]

noun

  1. the general climate of a large area, as of a continent or country.


macroclimate

/ ˈmækrəʊˌklaɪmɪt; ˌmækrəʊklaɪˈmætɪk /

noun

  1. the prevailing climate of a large area
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macroclimate

/ măk′rō-klīmĭt /

  1. The climate of a large geographic area.
  2. Compare microclimate


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmacrocliˈmatically, adverb
  • macroclimatic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • mac·ro·cli·mat·ic [mak-roh-klahy-, mat, -ik], adjective
  • macro·cli·mati·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of macroclimate1

First recorded in 1935–40; macro- + climate
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Example Sentences

Twelve months on, Flatscher said: “I feel reassured about the situation in Freilassing, but of course we are keeping an eye on the broader macroclimate,” pointing to news of 6,500 migrants being rescued off the Libyan coast in a single day this week.

"These results suggest that recent forest canopy closure in northern hemisphere temperate forests has buffered the impacts of macroclimate warming on ground-layer plant communities, thus slowing changes in community composition," they wrote.

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