meteorological

American

[mee-tee-er-uh-loj-i-kuhl] / ˌmi ti ər əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

Also meteorologic

adjective

pertaining to meteorology or to phenomena of the atmosphere or weather.

Other Word Forms

meteorologicaly adverb
nonmeteorologic adjective
nonmeteorological adjective
nonmeteorologically adverb
unmeteorologic adjective
unmeteorological adjective
unmeteorologically adverb

Etymology

Origin of meteorological

1560–70; < Greek meteōrologik ( ós ) pertaining to celestial phenomena ( meteorology, -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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Accurate weather predictions rely on meteorological satellites equipped with sophisticated cameras.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"It's a severe weather phenomenon," Florinela Georgescu, director of forecasting at Romania's meteorological agency, told the Digi24 channel.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

"We find no other meteorological archive comparable to it," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The UK's rainfall is strongly influenced by natural variability, but the trend towards wetter winters is in line with predictions from the UK's meteorological organisation.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He was summoned to Graz, in Austria, to teach secondary school mathematics, and began a little later to prepare astronomical and meteorological almanacs and to cast horoscopes.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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