-jē, -ji noun
( -es )
Etymology: French or Greek; French météorologie, from Middle French, from Greek meteōrologia, from meteōro- astronomical phenomenon, thing in the heaven above (from meteōron ) + -logia -logy — more at meteor
1.
a. : a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena (as variations of heat, moisture, or winds) — compare climatology
b. : a science that deals with weather and weather forecasting
2. : the atmospheric phenomena and weather of a region
the meteorology of the Gulf of Mexico