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meteorology

[ 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.


meteorology

/ ˌmiːtɪərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the study of the earth's atmosphere, esp of weather-forming processes and weather forecasting


meteorology

/ mē′tē-ə-rŏlə-jē /

  1. The scientific study of the atmosphere and of atmospheric conditions, especially as they relate to weather and weather forecasting.


meteorology

  1. The study of the weather and climate .


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Derived Forms

  • ˌmeteoroˈlogically, adverb
  • ˌmeteorˈologist, noun
  • meteorological, adjective

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Other Words From

  • me·te·or·ol·o·gist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of meteorology1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Greek meteōrología “discussion of celestial phenomena”; meteor, -o-, -logy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of meteorology1

C17: from Greek meteorolōgia, from meteōron something aloft + -logia -logy . See meteor

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Example Sentences

The space agreement … outlines plans for cooperation in fields such as meteorology, study of the natural environment, planetary exploration and space biology.

In graduate school he investigated the use of math in meteorology and atmospheric dynamics.

Jana Houser, an associate professor of meteorology at the University of Ohio, says that there are a number of variables that make it harder to connect tornadoes to climate.

They were initially an old-school weather coverage team that has become really dynamic in social spaces and jumping on weather news and trends and providing the science and meteorology behind that.

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One of them, Leila Carvalho, is a professor of meteorology and climate sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Neubauer was stationed at Keesler for weather training, a military field that is the rough equivalent of meteorology.

Melissa Fares talks to the two guys behind Weather Puppy and Weather Kitty, apps giving meteorology a new, viral spin.

A feature of meteorology which is often overlooked is its economic value.

Sally was denouncing meteorology as imposture when the returning bather produced the effect recorded.

He had developed what I regarded as an innocent intellectual recreation which he called stock-market meteorology.

For astronomy in those days seems to have ranked as a minor science, like mineralogy or meteorology now.

But take some other science still barely developed: meteorology, for instance.

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