anemology

American

[an-uh-mol-uh-jee] / ˌæn əˈmɒl ə dʒi /

noun

Meteorology Now Rare.

the study of the movements of the winds.

anemology British

/ ˌænɪˈmɒlədʒɪ /

noun

archaic the study of winds

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Other Word Forms

anemological adjective

Etymology

Origin of anemology

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

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An essay on Anemology and Ombrology.

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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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