meteorology
Pronunciation: /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/
The English word “meteorology” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
- The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία (meteōrología), from μετέωρα (metéōra, “celestial phenomena”), nominalized from the neuter plural of μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”), + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, meteor (“atmospheric phenomenon”) + -ology (“study of”). First attested in 1563.
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