单词 | climatic optimum |
释义 | climatic optimumnoun 1A set of climatic conditions which are most favourable for a particular species or for human comfort and health (rare ). 2 Palaeontology and Archaeol. any of various historical or (usually) prehistoric periods characterized by comparatively warm and dry conditions compared to the preceding and following periods, specifically (also Climatic Optimum) such a period which occurred in northern latitudes in the early Holocene, after the last glaciation (approx. 9000 to 5000 years ago, but varying with location). OriginEarly 20th century; earliest use found in Frederic Edward Clements (1874–1945). |
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