climactic and climatic - the difference

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CLIMACTIC / CLIMATIC

 
Climactic pertains to the highest point. Climatic pertains to the weather.
 


Climactic

The adjective climactic derives from the noun climax.  It pertains to a peak, a decisive moment or the point of greatest tension.

Examples:

In the climactic scene of the movie, the aliens emerge from the capsule and start zapping the onlookers.

Who would have thought that the season would have ended in such a climactic way?

Climatic

The adjective climatic derives from the noun climate.  It pertains to the weather.

Examples:

Climate change is defined as the long-term significant change in the expected patterns of weather.

His assessment on the eco-climatic system over Africa is based solely on satellite data.
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