climatic

/kɫaɪˈmætɪk/ adj

**Climatic** describes anything that pertains to the climate, the lasting pattern of temperature, precipitation and wind that defines a region. It also labels moments that are decisive or reach a dramatic peak in a story or event. When you talk about a climatic zone, you’re sorting the world into areas like tropical, temperate or polar based on their average weather. Scientists speak of climatic data, climatic change or climatic models, all referring to long‑term atmospheric trends rather than a single storm. In a more literary vein, a climactic battle or climactic revelation is the point where tension snaps into resolution, the narrative’s weather‑front that finally breaks.

【核心含义】指与气候相关的,或指故事、事件中决定性的高潮时刻。

用于科学语境(如climatic change气候变化)时强调长期大气模式;用于文学语境(如climactic battle决战)时指情节的顶点。注意与climactic(高潮的)拼写区别。

【Significado central】Se refiere a todo lo relacionado con el clima, es decir, los patrones duraderos de temperatura, precipitación y viento que caracterizan una región.

En contextos científicos (climatic change, climatic data, climatic models) describe tendencias atmosféricas de largo plazo, no un evento meteorológico aislado. Atención a un error frecuente: en inglés existe otro adjetivo, **climactic**, que se usa para el punto culminante de una historia (climactic battle, climactic revelation); aunque en español ambos se traducen como "climático", conviene no mezclarlos, ya que significan cosas distintas. En contextos literarios, prefiere "decisivo" o "culminante" para traducir *climactic*. Ejemplo: *climatic conditions* = condiciones climáticas; *climactic battle* = batalla decisiva.

Word Origin From Greek klima 'inclination of the sun' — so climate originally meant the angle of sunlight hitting a region, which determined its weather. The same root gives us incline, decline, and climax (literally 'ladder' from the idea of sloping). The breakdown climat+ic shows the root climat- (region) with the adjective suffix.

adj Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.

The climatic conditions in this region are ideal for growing grapes.

(形容词) 气候的

这个地区的气候条件非常适合种植葡萄。

(adjetivo) climático; climática [Perteneciente o relativo al clima, o influenciado por él.]

Las condiciones climáticas de esta región son ideales para cultivar uvas.

(adjectif) climatique [Qui se rapporte au climat ou qui est influencé par lui.]

Les conditions climatics de cette région sont idéales pour la culture de la vigne.

(Adjektiv) klimatisch; Klima- [Das Klima betreffend, von ihm beeinflusst oder mit ihm zusammenhängend.]

Die **climatic** Bedingungen in dieser Region sind ideal für den Weinanbau.

(形容詞) 気候に関する、または気候に影響されるさま。

この地域の気候条件はブドウの栽培に理想的である。

(adjetivo) climático [De, relativo a, ou influenciado pelo clima.]

As condições **climáticas** nesta região são ideais para o cultivo de uvas.

Word parts: climat + ic

Common collocations

change subst condition subst global adj factor subst zone subst variation subst fluctuation subst extreme subst soil subst environmental adj parameter subst belt subst

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