Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macroclimate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macro-cli-mate
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The climate of a relatively large geographic area.

Example Sentences

"1993 Silviculture: From the Cradle of Forestry to Ecosystem Management: Proceedings Within climatic regions, physiography or landforms modify macroclimate and affect the movement of organisms, . . ."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English climate English macroclimate From macro- + climate.

Inflected Forms

macroclimates (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

microclimate

Questions

What does macroclimate mean?: The climate of a relatively large geographic area.
Where does macroclimate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English climate English macroclimate From macro- + climate.

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