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aeronomy

[ai-ron-uh-mee]
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noun
  1. the study of chemical and physical phenomena in the upper atmosphere.
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Origin of aeronomy

First recorded in 1955–60; aero- + -nomy
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British Dictionary definitions for aeronomy

aeronomy

noun
  1. the science of the earth's upper atmosphere
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aeronomy in Science

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.
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