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synoptic meteorology

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noun

a branch of meteorology analyzing data collected simultaneously over a wide region, for the purpose of weather forecasting.

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Words nearby synoptic meteorology

synophthalmia, synopsis, synopsize, synoptic, synoptic chart, synoptic meteorology, synoptist, synorchidism, synoscheos, synosteosis, synosteotomy

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Example sentences from the Web for synoptic meteorology

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

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