aerography

[ ai-rog-ruh-fee ]

/ ɛəˈrɒg rə fi /

noun

the study of the air or atmosphere.

Nearby words

aerogen, aerogenesis, aerogenic, aerogram, aerograph, aerography, aerolite, aerology, aeromagnetic, aeromagnetics, aeromancy

Origin of aerography

First recorded in 1745–55; aero- + -graphy

Related forms

aer·og·ra·pher, nounaer·o·graph·ic

[air-uh-graf-ik] /ˌɛər əˈgræf ɪk/, aer·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for aerography

aerography

/ (ɛəˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

archaic the description of the character of the upper atmosphere

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