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
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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