bioclimatology

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UK/ˌbaɪ.əʊˌklaɪ.mɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌbaɪ.oʊˌklaɪ.mɪˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/

noun

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).

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Meanings

nounbioclimatology (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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).

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishclimatology
  6. Englishbioclimatology

From bio- + climatology.

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Translations

Dutch bioklimatologie
  • bioklimatologiescience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
Finnish bioklimatologia
  • bioklimatologiascience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
French bioclimatologie
  • bioclimatologiescience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
Greek βιοκλιματολογία
  • βιοκλιματολογία (vioklimatología)science that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
Hungarian bioklimatológia
  • bioklimatológiascience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
Irish bithchlíomeolaíocht
  • bithchlíomeolaíochtscience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
Italian bioclimatologia
  • bioclimatologiascience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
Polish bioklimatologia
  • bioklimatologiascience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
Thai ชีวภูมิอากาศวิทยา, ภูมิอากาศวิทยาชีวภาพ
  • ชีวภูมิอากาศวิทยาscience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere
  • ภูมิอากาศวิทยาชีวภาพscience that studies interaction between biosphere and atmosphere

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Cite this entry
APA

bioclimatology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioclimatology

MLA

“bioclimatology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioclimatology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioclimatology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioclimatology.

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