microclima

See also: microclimă

Italian

Etymology

From micro- +‎ clima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.kroˈkli.ma/
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧clì‧ma

Noun

microclima m (plural microclimi)

1. (ecology, meteorology) microclimate

Related terms

• clima

Further reading

• “microclima”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “microclima” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• “microclima” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “microclìma” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• microclima in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• “microclima”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• macroclimi, riciclammo

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.

Portuguese micro-

Portuguese clima

Portuguese microclima

From micro- + clima (“climate”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾoˈklĩ.mɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌmi.kɾɔˈkli.mɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩmɐ, (Portugal) -imɐ
• Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧cli‧ma

Noun

microclima m (plural microclimas)

1. (geography) microclimate

Further reading

• “microclima”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “microclima”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “microclima”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “microclima”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “microclima”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

Spanish micro-

Spanish clima

Spanish microclima

From micro- + clima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmikɾoˈklima/ [ˌmi.kɾoˈkli.ma]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: mi‧cro‧cli‧ma

Noun

microclima m (plural microclimas)

1. (ecology) microclimate

Further reading

• “microclima”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025