METEOROLOGY


Meaning of METEOROLOGY in English

me ‧ te ‧ o ‧ rol ‧ o ‧ gy /ˌmiːtiəˈrɒlədʒi $ -ˈrɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: météorologie , from Greek , from meteoron ; ⇨ ↑ meteor ]

the scientific study of weather conditions

—meteorologist noun [countable] :

The storms have baffled meteorologists in the United States.

—meteorological /ˌmiːtiərəˈlɒdʒɪk ə l◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective :

satellites that provide meteorological data to the National Weather Service

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.