METEOROLOGY


Meaning of METEOROLOGY in English

/ ˌmiːtiəˈrɒlədʒi; NAmE -ˈrɑːl-/ noun

[ U ] the scientific study of the earth's atmosphere and its changes, used especially in forecasting the weather (= saying what it will be like)

►  me·teoro·logic·al / ˌmiːtiərəˈlɒdʒɪkl; NAmE -ˈlɑːdʒ-/ adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Greek meteōrologia , from meteōron of the atmosphere, neuter (used as a noun) of meteōros lofty.

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