aerography

[ ai-rog-ruh-fee ]
/ ɛəˈrɒg rə fi /

noun

the study of the air or atmosphere.

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Origin of aerography

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

OTHER WORDS FROM aerography

aer·og·ra·pher, nounaer·o·graph·ic [air-uh-graf-ik] /ˌɛər əˈgræf ɪk/, aer·o·graph·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby aerography

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