weather
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ər noun
1.
the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
2.
a strong wind or storm or strong winds and storms collectively: We've had some real weather this spring.
3.
a weathercast: The radio announcer will read the weather right after the commercial.
4.
Usually, weathers. changes or vicissitudes in one's lot or fortunes: She remained a good friend in all weathers.
verb (used with object)
5.
to expose to the weather; dry, season, or otherwise affect by exposure to the air or atmosphere: to weather lumber before marketing it.
6.
to discolor, disintegrate, or affect injuriously, as by the effects of weather: These crumbling stones have been weathered by the centuries.
7.
to bear up against and come safely through (a storm, danger, trouble, etc.): to weather a severe illness.
8.
Nautical. (of a ship, mariner, etc.) to pass or sail to the windward of: to weather a cape.
9.
Architecture. to cause to slope, so as to shed water.
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verb (used without object)
Idioms 10.
to undergo change, especially discoloration or disintegration, as the result of exposure to atmospheric conditions.
11.
to endure or resist exposure to the weather: a coat that weathers well.
12.
to go or come safely through a storm, danger, trouble, etc. (usually followed by through ): It was a difficult time for her, but she weathered through beautifully.
13.
under the weather, Informal.
a.
somewhat indisposed; ailing; ill.
b.
suffering from a hangover.
c.
more or less drunk: Many fatal accidents are caused by drivers who are under the weather.
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weather (ˈwɛðə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. Compare climate the day-to-day meteorological conditions, esp temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place |
| b. (modifier) relating to the forecasting of weather: a weather ship | |
| 2. | a prevailing state or condition |
| 3. | make heavy weather |
| a. (of a vessel) to roll and pitch in heavy seas | |
| b. ( | |
| 4. | informal under the weather |
| a. not in good health | |
| b. intoxicated | |
| —adj | |
| 5. | (prenominal) Compare lee on or at the side or part towards the wind; windward: the weather anchor |
| —vb (when intr, | |
| 6. | to expose or be exposed to the action of the weather |
| 7. | to undergo or cause to undergo changes, such as discoloration, due to the action of the weather |
| 8. | (intr) to withstand the action of the weather |
| 9. | to endure (a crisis, danger, etc) |
| 10. | (tr) to slope (a surface, such as a roof, sill, etc) so as to throw rainwater clear |
| 11. | (tr) to sail to the windward of: to weather a point |
| [Old English weder; related to Old Saxon wedar, Old High German wetar, Old Norse vethr] | |
| weathera'bility | |
| —n | |
| 'weatherer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
weather
O.E. weder, from P.Gmc. *wedran (cf. O.S. wedar, O.N. veðr, O.Fris., M.Du., Du. weder, O.H.G. wetar, Ger. Wetter "storm, wind, weather"), from PIE *we-dhro-, "weather," from base *we- "to blow" (see wind (n.)). Spelling with -th- first appeared 15c., though pronunciation
may be much older. Verb sense of "come through safely" is from 1655; that of "wear away by exposure" is from 1757. Weather-beaten is from 1530. Under the weather "indisposed" is from 1827. Weatherman "one who observes the weather" is attested from 1901. Gk. had words for "good weather" (aithria, eudia) and words for "storm" and "winter," but no generic word for "weather" until kairos (lit. "time") began to be used as such in Byzantine times. L. tempestas "weather" (see tempest) also originally meant "time;" and words for "time" also came to mean weather in Ir. (aimsir), Serbo-Cr. (vrijeme), Pol. (czas), etc.
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Science Dictionary
weather (wě 'ər) Pronunciation Key
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place. Weather is described in terms of variable conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity, precipitation, and barometric pressure. Weather on Earth occurs primarily in the troposphere, or lower atmosphere, and is driven by energy from the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. The average weather conditions of a region over time are used to define a region's climate. |
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Cultural Dictionary
weather definition
The daily conditions of the atmosphere in terms of temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and moisture.
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Idioms & Phrases
weather
In addition to the idiom beginning with weather, also see fair-weather friend; heavy going (weather); keep a weather eye out; under the weather.
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Example sentences
Climate change is often blamed for unseasonal or extreme weather conditions.
Orientation could be difficult, owing to the volatile weather conditions.
Global climate change is creating extreme and unpredictable weather around the world.
Even in our modern age, humans are incredibly vulnerable to changes in weather and climate.
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