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Microclimate

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mi⋅cro⋅cli⋅mate

  [mahy-kruh-klahy-mit]
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–noun
the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate), of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate), or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
Compare macroclimate.

Origin:
1920–25; micro- + climate

Related forms:
mi⋅cro⋅cli⋅mat⋅ic  [mahy-kroh-klahy-mat-ik] , adjective
mi⋅cro⋅cli⋅mat⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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mi·cro·cli·mate   (mī'krō-klī'mĭt)   
n.  The climate of a small, specific place within an area as contrasted with the climate of the entire area.
mi'cro·cli·mat'ic (-māt'ĭk) adj., mi'cro·cli'ma·to·log'ic (-mə-tə-lŏj'ĭk), mi'cro·cli'ma·to·log'i·cal adj., mi'cro·cli'ma·tol'o·gy (-tŏl'ə-jē) n.
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Cultural Dictionary

microclimate

The long-term weather conditions in a small area on the Earth. Usually, this term refers to such things as the differences in weather between the tops of hills and neighboring valleys, or between different parts of the same piece of land.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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