| climate | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude. | |
| 2. n. (obsolete) A region of the Earth. | |
| 3. n. The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long e | |
| 4. n. (figuratively) The context in general of a particular political, moral etc. situation. | |
| Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate. | |
| 5. v. (poetic, obsolete) To dwell. | |
