meteorology

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

/ ˌmi ti əˈrɒl ə dʒi /

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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.

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Origin of meteorology

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

OTHER WORDS FROM meteorology

me·te·or·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby meteorology

meteorograph, meteoroid, meteorol., meteorological, meteorological satellite, meteorology, meteorotropic, meteor shower, meteor swarm, meter, meterage

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How to use meteorology in a sentence

They were initially an old-school weather coverage team that has become really dynamic in social spaces and jumping on weather news and trends and providing the science and meteorology behind that.
‘It’s an essential story’: A Q&A with The Washington Post’s Krissah Thompson on the outlet’s growing climate coverage|Sara Guaglione|October 18, 2021|Digiday
One of them, Leila Carvalho, is a professor of meteorology and climate sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist - Issue 100: Outsiders|Sidney Perkowitz|June 2, 2021|Nautilus
Anaxagoras wrote a treatise covering many other scientific subjects, including meteorology and geology.
2,500 years ago, the philosopher Anaxagoras brought science’s spirit to Athens|Tom Siegfried|May 4, 2021|Science News
Neubauer was stationed at Keesler for weather training, a military field that is the rough equivalent of meteorology.
Spies, Lies, and Rape in the Air Force: An Undercover Agent's Story|Jacob Siegel|March 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Melissa Fares talks to the two guys behind Weather Puppy and Weather Kitty, apps giving meteorology a new, viral spin.
Weather Kitty App Makes Meteorology Fun|Melissa Fares|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A feature of meteorology which is often overlooked is its economic value.
Aviation in Peace and War|Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes
Sally was denouncing meteorology as imposture when the returning bather produced the effect recorded.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
He had developed what I regarded as an innocent intellectual recreation which he called stock-market meteorology.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
For astronomy in those days seems to have ranked as a minor science, like mineralogy or meteorology now.
Pioneers of Science|Oliver Lodge
But take some other science still barely developed: meteorology, for instance.
Pioneers of Science|Oliver Lodge

British Dictionary definitions for meteorology

meteorology

/ (ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of meteorology

meteorological (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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Scientific definitions for meteorology

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.

Cultural definitions for meteorology

meteorology

The study of the weather and climate.

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