meteorology
English
Etymology
[1610] From French météorologie, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”) + -λογία (-logía). Surface etymology is meteor (“atmospheric phenomenon”) + -logy (“study of”)
Noun
meteorology (countable and uncountable, plural meteorologies)
- The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
- The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:meteorology
Derived terms
- aeronautical meteorology
- agricultural meteorology
- agrometeorology
- applied meteorology
- astrometeorology
- biometeorology
- dynamic meteorology
- hydrometeorology
- macrometeorology
- mesometeorology
- meteorological
- micrometeorology
- physical meteorology
- radarmeteorology
- radar meteorology
- radio meteorology
- synoptic meteorology
Related terms
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Translations
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