单词 | homoclime |
释义 | homoclimen. Geography. A region or place that has a similar climate to some given region. Originally defined more narrowly: see quot. 19161. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > region of the earth > zone or belt > [noun] > in relation to climate or weather conditions clime1542 climate1578 zone1599 homoclime1916 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > prevailing weather or climate > region with reference to > having similar homoclime1916 1916 T. G. Taylor Control of Settlement (Commonwealth Bur. Meteorol. Bull. XIV) 23 Those regions in which climate, topography, and industries, &c., are similar I call ‘homoclimes’. 1916 T. G. Taylor Control of Settlement (Commonwealth Bur. Meteorol. Bull. XIV) 23 Homo-climes are British Isles, North France, much of the German Empire, [etc.]. 1931 A. A. Miller Climatol. ii. 14 Stations having similar climographs are described as ‘homoclimes’. Alice Springs is the homoclime of Biskra (Algeria), Perth of Cape Town, Brisbane of Durban, etc. 1950 New Biol. 8 68 The first work to do..is to define the climate where the insects must be established, and to locate its homoclimes (i.e. areas of similar climate). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1916 |
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