meteorological

[mee-tee-er-uh-loj-i-kuhl]

me·te·or·o·log·i·cal

[mee-tee-er-uh-loj-i-kuhl]
adjective
pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.
Also, me·te·or·o·log·ic.


Origin:
1560–70; < Greek meteōrologik(ós) pertaining to celestial phenomena (see meteorology, -ic) + -al1

me·te·or·o·log·i·cal·y, adverb
non·me·te·or·o·log·ic, adjective
non·me·te·or·o·log·i·cal, adjective
non·me·te·or·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·me·te·or·o·log·ic, adjective
EXPAND
un·me·te·or·o·log·i·cal, adjective
un·me·te·or·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE
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Meteorological has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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meteorology (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
the study of the earth's atmosphere, esp of weather-forming processes and weather forecasting
 
[C17: from Greek meteorolōgia, from meteōron something aloft + -logia-logy. See meteor]
 
meteorological
 
adj
 
meteoro'logic
 
adj
 
meteoro'logically
 
adv
 
meteor'ologist
 
n

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