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a) The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere (or weather) and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.b) The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
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Meteorology — Me te*or*ol o*gy, n. [Gr. ?; ? + lo gos discourse: cf. F. m[ e]t[ e]orologie. See {Meteor}.] The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meteorology — (n.) science of the atmosphere, weather forecasting, 1610s, from Fr. météorologie and directly from Gk. meteorologia treatise on celestial phenomena, discussion of high things, from meteoron, lit. thing high up (see METEOR (Cf. meteor)), + logia… … Etymology dictionary
meteorology — [n] weather science aerology, climatology, weather forecasting; concepts 522,524 … New thesaurus
meteorology — ► NOUN ▪ the study of atmospheric processes and phenomena, especially for weather forecasting. DERIVATIVES meteorological adjective meteorologist noun … English terms dictionary
meteorology — [mēt΄ē ə räl′ə jē] n. [Gr meteōrologia: see METEOR & LOGY] the science of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; study of weather, including weather forecasting meteorologist n … English World dictionary
Meteorology — For other uses of the root word meteor , see Meteor (disambiguation). For the work by Aristotle, see Meteorology (Aristotle). Not to be confused with Metrology. Part of the Nature series on Weather … Wikipedia
meteorology — meteorologist, n. /mee tee euh rol euh jee/, n. 1. the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate. 2. the atmospheric conditions and weather of an area. [1610 20; < Gk meteorología discussion of celestial … Universalium
meteorology — Synonyms and related words: aerial photography, aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aerogeology, aerography, aerology, aeromechanics, aeromedicine, aerometry, aeronautical meteorology, aerophotography, aerophysics, aeroscopy, aerospace research,… … Moby Thesaurus
meteorology — [[t]mi͟ːtiərɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Meteorology is the study of the processes in the Earth s atmosphere that cause particular weather conditions, especially in order to predict the weather. Derived words: meteorologist [[t]mi͟ːtiərɒ̱ləʤɪst[/t]]… … English dictionary
meteorology — meteorologija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. meteorology vok. Meteorologie, f rus. метеорология, f pranc. météorologie, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
meteorology — meteorologija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis atmosferoje vykstančius procesus: oro įšilimą, rūko ir debesų atsiradimą, kritulius, oro judėjimą, orų permainas ir kt. atitikmenys: angl. meteorology vok.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
