Meanings
nounclimatic pessimum (plural climatic pessima or climatic pessimums)
plural climatic pessima · plural climatic pessimums
- biologyAny time period, ranging from a few centuries to millions of years, marked by persistently cold temperatures, but not always glaciation.
Antonyms: climatic optimum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny time period, ranging from a few centuries to millions of years, marked by persistently cold temperatures, but not always glaciation.
Opposite
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