microclimaticadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)klʌɪˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌklaɪˈmædɪk/ Chiefly Ecology and Meteorology.
Of or relating to microclimate.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > of or relating to climate > of a very small area
microclimatic1929
1929 Conf. Empire Meteorologists, Agric. Section ii. 131 The actual, i.e. the microclimatic, conditions often bear only a very remote relation to the general conditions in the habitat.
1952 Archit. Rev. 112 323 The total site area (shaded) is over 45,000 acres but more than half of this will be devoted to forestry—for microclimatic control, for experimental purposes, and as capital investment.
1991 Q. Rev. Wines Autumn 28/3 The company was also interested in locating those specific microclimatic conditions of northern Italy that would best impact viticulture.
Derivatives
microcliˈmatically adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adverb] > in relation to climate > of a very small area
microclimatically1948
1948 Jrnl. Ecol. 36 293 Microclimatically the brow of the terrace is the most exposed to wind, and the angle between the bank and the platform is the most sheltered.
1972 Nature 10 Mar. 64/1 The immigration and establishment of local small stands of trees in microclimatically favourable habitats.
1993 Jrnl. Med. Entomol. 30 47 Chigger activity correlated with a microclimatically driven diurnal rhythm.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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