anemology

[an-uh-mol-uh-jee]

noun

Meteorology Now Rare.

1. the study of the movements of the winds.

anemology

/ ˌænɪˈmɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. archaic,  the study of winds

Other Word Forms

• anemological adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anemology¹

First recorded in 1785–95; anemo- + -logy

Example Sentences

An essay on Anemology and Ombrology.

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Associated words: anemology, anemography, anemometry, Typhon, Æolus, gust, æolian, bellows, cenemograph, anemophilous, fan, blast, æolic, sough, soughing, lee, leeward, windward, anemogram, anemograph. wind, n. flatulence.

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The writer of this imperfect sketch of anemology wishes it may incite some person of greater leizure and ability to attend to this subject, and by comparing the various meteorological journals and observations already published, to construct a more accurate and methodical treatise on this interesting branch of philosophy.

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