meteorology

[mee-tee-uh-rol-uh-jee]

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noun

the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
the atmospheric conditions and weather of an area.

Origin of meteorology

First recorded in 1610–20, meteorology is from the Greek word meteōrología discussion of celestial phenomena. See meteor, -o-, -logy

Related formsme·te·or·ol·o·gist, noun

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Related Words for meteorologist

witch, seer, prognosticator, astrologer, meteorologist, diviner, medium, sibyl, forecaster, reader, wizard, bard, fortuneteller, soothsayer, oracle, augur, auspex, magus, clairvoyant, sorcerer

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Contemporary Examples of meteorologist

Meteorologist Sam Champion, who recently left GMA for The Weather Channel, is also openly gay.
Robin Roberts’s Coming Out Party
Lloyd Grove
December 31, 2013
The service costs “several thousand dollars a month,” says Nate Johnson, a meteorologist at WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina.
It’s Not a Storm Until the Weather Channel Names It
David Freedlander
March 7, 2013

Historical Examples of meteorologist

Let me narrate a fact interesting alike to the naturalist and meteorologist.
In the Heart of Vosges
Matilda Betham-Edwards
"By their distance from the sun," the meteorologist replied.
The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men
Francis William Rolt-Wheeler
The chief-keeper, a stranger to him, was something of a meteorologist.
The Pillar of Light
Louis Tracy
He was equally conspicuous as a meteorologist and a physicist.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921
Thomas J. Campbell
Instead of an ignoramus, it was a meteorologist who handled the theme.
Black Diamonds
Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for meteorologist

meteorology

noun

the study of the earth's atmosphere, esp of weather-forming processes and weather forecasting

Derived Formsmeteorological (ˌmiːtɪərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or meteorologic, adjectivemeteorologically, adverbmeteorologist, noun

Word Origin for meteorology

C17: from Greek meteorolōgia, from meteōron something aloft + -logia -logy . See meteor

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Word Origin and History for meteorologist

1620s, from meteorology + -ist. Earlier was meteorologician (1570s). Greek meteorologos meant "one who deals with celestial phenomena, astronomer."

meteorology

"science of the atmosphere, weather forecasting," 1610s, from French météorologie and directly from Greek meteorologia "treatise on celestial phenomena, discussion of high things," from meteoron, literally "thing high up" (see meteor), + -logia "treatment of" (see -logy).

meteorologist in Science

meteorology

[mē′tē-ə-rŏl′ə-jē]

The scientific study of the atmosphere and of atmospheric conditions, especially as they relate to weather and weather forecasting.

meteorologist in Culture

meteorology

The study of the weather and climate.