meteorology
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
[1610] From French météorologie, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”) + -λογία (-logía). Surface etymology is meteor (“atmospheric phenomenon”) + -logy (“study of”)
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Noun[edit]
meteorology (countable and uncountable, plural meteorologies)
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:meteorology
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Translations[edit]
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- en:Meteorology