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me·te·or·ol·o·gy

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–noun

1.	the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.

2.	the atmospheric conditions and weather of an area.

[Origin: 1610–20; < Gk meteōrología discussion of celestial phenomena. See meteor, -o-, -logy

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—Related forms

me·te·or·ol·o·gist, noun

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me·te·or·ol·o·gy Audio Help (mē'tē-ə-rŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
n. The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions.

[French météorologie, from Greek meteōrologiā, discussion of astronomical phenomena : meteōron, astronomical phenomenon; see meteor + -logiā, -logy.]

me'te·or·o·log'i·cal (-ər-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl), me'te·or·o·log'ic adj., me'te·or·o·log'i·cal·ly adv.

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meteorology

1570 (implied in meteorological), "science of the atmosphere, weather forecasting," from Gk. meteorologia "treatise on celestial phenomena," from meteoron (see meteor) + -logia "treatment of."

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meteorology
noun
1.	predicting what the weather will be
2.	the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

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meteorology [miːtiəˈrolədʒi] noun

the study of weather and climate

Arabic:	عِلْم الأرْصاد الجَوِّيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	气象学
Chinese (Traditional):	氣象學
Czech:	meteorologie
Danish:	meteorologi
Dutch:	meteorologie
Estonian:	meteoroloogia
Finnish:	meteorologia
French:	météorologie
German:	die Meteorologie
Greek:	μετεωρολογία
Hungarian:	meteorológia
Icelandic:	veðurfræði
Indonesian:	meteorologi
Italian:	meteorologia

Japanese:	気象学
Korean:	기상학
Latvian:	meteoroloģija
Lithuanian:	meteorologija
Norwegian:	meteorologi
Polish:	meteorologia
Portuguese (Brazil):	meteorologia
Portuguese (Portugal):	meteorologia
Romanian:	meteorologie
Russian:	метеорология
Slovak:	meteorológia
Slovenian:	vremenoslovje
Spanish:	meteorología
Swedish:	meteorologi
Turkish:	meteoroloji

See also: meteorological

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meteorology Audio Help (mē'tē-ə-rŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The scientific study of the atmosphere and of atmospheric conditions, especially as they relate to weather and weather forecasting.

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meteorology

The study of the weather and climate.

[Chapter:] Earth Sciences

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Meteorology

Me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? discourse: cf. F. m['e]t['e]orologie. See Meteor.] The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.

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