microclimate

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ climate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

microclimate (plural microclimates)

A small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.
The microclimate on the south side of a building may differ from the one on the north, so that different plants may thrive.

The coastal hills are home to many different microclimates.

Translations

local climate region

Esperanto: mikroklimato
Finnish: mikroilmasto
Greek: μικρόκλιμα (el) n (mikróklima)
Icelandic: nærveður n

Irish: micrichlíoma m
Persian: میکروکلیما‎‎ (mikroklimā)
Spanish: microclima f, es (es) f
Tagalog: mikpanhunan

Further reading

microclimate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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