aeronomy

[ ai-ron-uh-mee ]

noun

1. the study of chemical and physical phenomena in the upper atmosphere.

aeronomy

/ ɛəˈrɒnəmɪ /

noun

1. the science of the earth's upper atmosphere

aeronomy

/ â-rŏn′ə-mē /

1. The scientific study of the upper atmospheric regions of the Earth and other planets, where the ionization of gas takes place. Aeronomy is also concerned with the atmospheres around comets and satellites, or any other atmosphere where ionization, particularly of oxygen, takes place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of aeronomy¹

First recorded in 1955–60; aero- + -nomy