paleoclimate

[ pey-lee-oh-klahy-mit or, esp. British, pal-ee- ]

/ ˌpeɪ li oʊˈklaɪ mɪt or, esp. British, ˌpæl i- /

noun

the climate of some former period of geologic time.

Nearby words

paleobiogeography, paleobiology, paleobotany, paleocene, paleocerebellum, paleoclimate, paleoclimatology, paleoconservative, paleocortex, paleoecology, paleoencephalon

Origin of paleoclimate

First recorded in 1920–25; paleo- + climate

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