WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cli•mat•ic /klaɪˈmætɪk/USA pronunciation
adj. [before a noun]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Meteorologyof or relating to climate:undergoing gradual climatic changes.
cli•mat•ic
(klī mat′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
cli•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Meteorologyof or pertaining to climate.
- Meteorology(of ecological phenomena) due to climate rather than to soil or topography.
- climate + -ic 1820–30
'climatic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Pliocene
- all-weather
- aridification
- bioclimatic
- biome
- climactic
- climate
- climatic zone
- climatology
- edaphic
- hythergraph
- macroclimatology
- pathfinder
- phenology
- refugium
- zone