climataladj.
/ˈklʌɪmətl/, U.S. /ˈklaɪmədl/ Now rare.
Of or relating to climate; climatic.
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climatical1641
climatic1747
climatorial1818
climatological1828
climatal1832
climacteric1837
climatologic1845
1832 R. Mudie Bot. Ann. vii. 278 Their uses [sc. those of the coniferæ] in the climatal economy of nature are, probably, greater than those of most other orders.
1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species x. 326 The process of diffusion may often be very slow, being dependent on climatal and geographical changes.
1868 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 10) II. iii. xxxvi. 305 Under new climatal and other conditions.
1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life v. 75 Climatal influences have a great effect on their delicate bodies.
1923 Sci. Monthly Feb. 205 Mere climatal extremes do not sensibly affect solvent denudation.
1995 R. J. Huggett Geoecology iii. 58 The relationships between soils and climate are complicated by soil stratigraphy and climatal and vegetational change.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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