The science which treats of climates and investigates their phenomena and causes.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.
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Climate change
a change in the world's climate
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The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plan…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plan…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thi…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plan…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission of light from the su…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continen…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.a change in the world's climate
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes)
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered from the weather.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere; caused by atmospheric gases that allow sunshine to pass throug…
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.A gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Climate change.
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To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.the study of effects of climate on living organisms
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.Changes made to cope with the effects of climate change.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.Of or pertaining to a climate; depending on, or limited by, a climate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: change, world, climate.A climate.
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