CLIME

Clime

Clime is a concept of Greek geography referring to the angle between the axis of the celestial sphere and the horizon, and the terrestrial latitude characterized by this angle. In most cases, it can safely be translated as “latitude”. Normally, klimata were defined by the length of the longest daylight and associated with specific geographical locations. Different lists of klimata were in use in Hellenistic and Roman time. Claudius Ptolemy was the first ancient scientist known to have devised the so-called system of seven klimata which, due to his authority, became one of the canonical elements of late antique, medieval European and Arab ...

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clime

Noun

  1. A particular region as defined by its weather or climate.
    After working hard all of his life, Max retired to warmer climes in Florida.
  2. Climate.
    A change of clime was exactly what the family needed.


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