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bioclimatology

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌbaɪ.əʊˌklaɪ.mɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • US: /ˌbaɪ.oʊˌklaɪ.mɪˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi

1

noun

Meaning 1

The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the study of effects of climate on living organisms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: climatology

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English climatology English bioclimatology From bio- + climatology.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: bioklimatologie — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Finnish: bioklimatologia — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • French: bioclimatologie — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Galician: bioclimatoloxía — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Greek: βιοκλιματολογία (vioklimatología) — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Hungarian: bioklimatológia — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Irish: bithchlíomeolaíocht — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Italian: bioclimatologia — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Khmer: ជីវអាកាសធាតុវិទ្យា (chiivea’aakaah thietvityie) — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Polish: bioklimatologia — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Thai: ชีวภูมิอากาศวิทยา — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • Thai: ภูมิอากาศวิทยาชีวภาพ — science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere