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climate change

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Natural large-scale and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system, as brought about by ice ages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a change in the world's climate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: global climate change

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temperature change

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: klimaatsverandering — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Arabic: تَغَيُّر مَنَاخِيّ (taḡayyur manāḵiyy) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Arabic: تَغَيُّر المَنَاخ (taḡayyur al-manāḵ) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Armenian: կլիմայի փոփոխություն (klimayi pʻopʻoxutʻyun) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Bengali: জলবায়ু পরিবর্তন (jolbaẏu poriborton) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Bulgarian: измене́ние на кли́мата (izmenénie na klímata) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Catalan: canvi climàtic — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣候變化 /气候变化 (qìhòu biànhuà) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 氣候變遷 /气候变迁 (qìhòu biànqiān) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Czech: klimatické změny — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Danish: klimaændring — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Danish: klimaforandring — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Dutch: klimaatsverandering — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Dutch: klimaatwijziging — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Dzongkha: འཛམ་གླིང་དྲོད་འཕར ('dzam gling drod 'phar) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Esperanto: klimata ŝanĝo — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Esperanto: ŝanĝo de klimato — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Estonian: kliimamuutus — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Faroese: veðurlagsbroytingar — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Finnish: ilmastonmuutos — changes in the Earth's climate
  • French: changement climatique — changes in the Earth's climate
  • French: dérèglement climatique — changes in the Earth's climate
  • German: Klimaveränderung — changes in the Earth's climate
  • German: Klimawandel — changes in the Earth's climate
  • German: Klimaänderung — changes in the Earth's climate
  • German: Klimaentwicklung — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Greek: κλιματική αλλαγή (klimatikí allagí) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Hebrew: שינוי אקלים (shinúy aklím) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Hindi: जलवायु परिवर्तन (jalvāyu parivartan) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Hungarian: klímaváltozás — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Hungarian: éghajlatváltozás — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Icelandic: loftslagsbreytingar — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Indonesian: perubahan iklim — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Irish: athrú aeráide — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Italian: cambiamento climatico — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Italian: mutamento climatico — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Japanese: 気候変動 (kikō hendō) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Khmer: បំរ៉ែបំរួលអាកាសធាតុ (bɑm-rae-bɑm-ruəl-ʼaakaasaʼthiət) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Korean: 기후 변화 (gihu byeonhwa) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Latin: climatis mutatio — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Latvian: klimata maiņa — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Lithuanian: klimato kaita — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Malayalam: കാലാവസ്ഥാവ്യതിയാനം (kālāvasthāvyatiyānaṁ) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Marathi: हवामान बदल (havāmān badal) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klimaendring — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Norwegian Bokmål: klimaforandring — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klimaendring — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: klimaforandring — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Occitan: cambiament climatic — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Persian: تغییر اقلیم (taġyir-e iqlīm) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Persian: تغییر آب و هوایی (taġyir-e âb-o-havâyi) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Persian: تغییر اقلیمی (taġyir-e iqlīmi) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Persian: تغییرات اقلیمی (taġyirât-e eqlimi) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Persian: تغییرات آب و هوایی (taġyirât-e âb-o-havâyi) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Persian: تغییر آب و هوا (taġyir-e âb-o-havâ) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Persian: دگرگونی اقلیم (degarguni-e eqlim) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Polish: zmiany klimatu — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Portuguese: mudança climática — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Romanian: schimbare climatică — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Russian: измене́ние кли́мата (izmenénije klímata) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Scottish Gaelic: atharrachadh aimsir — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Scottish Gaelic: atharrachadh na gnàth-shìde — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Lower Sorbian: pśeměnjenje klimy — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Lower Sorbian: klimowe pśeměnjenje — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Upper Sorbian: změna klimy — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Upper Sorbian: klimowa změna — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Upper Sorbian: klimatiska změna — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Spanish: cambio climático — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Swahili: mabadiliko ya tabia nchi — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Swedish: klimatförändring — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Tagalog: pagbabago ng klima — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Tamil: பருவநிலை மாற்றம் (paruvanilai māṟṟam) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Telugu: శీతోష్ణస్థితి మార్పు (śītōṣṇasthiti mārpu) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Thai: การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ (gaan-bplìian-bplɛɛng-sà-pâap-puu-mí-aa-gàat) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Thai: การเปลี่ยนแปลงภูมิอากาศ (gaan-bplìian-bplɛɛng-puu-mí-aa-gàat) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Turkish: iklim değişikliği — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Ukrainian: змі́на кли́мату (zmína klýmatu) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Urdu: موسمیاتی تبدیلی (mausamyātī tabdīlī) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Urdu: ماحولیاتی تبدیلی (māhaulīyātī-tabdīlī) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Urdu: تبدیلی آب و ہوا (tabdīlī-e-āb-o-havā) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Urdu: تبدیل آب و ہوا (tabdīl-e-āb-o-havā) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Urdu: آب و ہوا کی تبدیلی (āb-o-havā kī tabdīlī) — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Vietnamese: biến đổi khí hậu — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Vietnamese: thay đổi khí hậu — changes in the Earth's climate
  • Welsh: newid hinsawdd — changes in the Earth's climate