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me⋅te⋅or⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jee]
–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


me⋅te⋅or⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
me·te·or·ol·o·gy   (mē'tē-ə-rŏl'ə-jē)   
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.

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.
Language Translation for : meteorology
Spanish: meteorología,
German: die Meteorologie,
Japanese: 気象学

meteorology

The study of the weather and climate.


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."
meteorology   (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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