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meteorology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌmiːti.əˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ (US)

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.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
    • study of meteorology
    • department of meteorology
    • She’s studying meteorology at university.
    • Meteorology helps us understand weather patterns and climate change.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
    • meteorology report

Forms

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Deriveds

micrometeorology · agricultural meteorology · biometeorology · glaciometeorology · radar meteorology · hydrometeorology · meteorologist · synoptic meteorology · meteorologic · mesometeorology · physical meteorology · radio meteorology · aeronautical meteorology · astrometeorology · dynamic meteorology · agrometeorology · radarmeteorology · macrometeorology · applied meteorology · meteorological

Holonyms

atmospheric science · earth science

Meronyms

micrometeorology · mesometeorology · atmospheric physics · biometeorology · dynamic meteorology · macrometeorology · aeronautical meteorology · applied meteorology · physical meteorology · agricultural meteorology · radarmeteorology · synoptic meteorology · agrometeorology · hydrometeorology · astrometeorology · atmospheric chemistry · radio meteorology · radar meteorology

Relateds

weather · cloud · hydrometeor · precipitation · pressure · meteoroid · meteor · meteoroidal · rain · meteoritic · storm · evaporation · weather forecasting · meteoritics · aerology · wind · temperature · meteorite · atmosphere · aeronomy · humidity · meteoric

Synonyms

meteorology · weatherlore

Translations (109)

ms meteorologi (science) · cmn 氣象 /气象 (science) · sv meteorologi (science) · sw metorolojia (science) · ca meteorologia (science) · de Wetterkunde (science) · fo veðurfrøði (science) · sl meteorologija (science) · yue 氣象學 /气象学 (science) · he מטאורולוגיה (science) · fi meteorologia (science) · sh временословље (science) · mi mātai tirorangi (science) · br meteorologiezh (science) · fi ilmatiede (science) · nds-de Wederkunn (science) · tl meteorolohiya (science) · gd sgoil-aimsir (science) · tr meteoroloji (science) · frr wääderkunde (science) · ky метеорология (science) · et meteoroloogia (science) · qu mit'a yachay (science) · mnw ကွက်မလ္ၚတ်ဗြဲကျာ (science) · kmr meteorolojî (science) · fy waarkunde (science) · bn আবহাওয়াবিদ্যা (science) · ru метеороло́гия (science) · my မိုးလေဝသပညာ (science) · az meteorologiya (science) · es meteorología (science) · gsw Wettrkunde (science) · el μετεωρολογία (science) · nan-hbl 氣象學 /气象学 (science) · ms kaji cuaca (science) · uk метеорологія (science) · sl vremenoslóvje (science) · yi מעטעאָראָלאָגיע (science) · is veðurfræði (science) · vi khí tượng học (science) · hi मौसम विज्ञान (science) · de Meteorologie (science) · sh метеорологија (science) · hu légkörtan (science) · hy օդերեւութաբանություն (science) · wa meteorolodjeye (science) · mk метеорологија (science) · de Witterungslehre (science) · ar عِلْم الَأَرْصَاد الْجَوِّيَّة (science) · it meteorologia (science) · km ឧតុវិទ្យា (science) · ka მეტეოროლოგია (science) · ja 気象 (science) · ml അന്തരീക്ഷവിജ്ഞാനം (science) · nl meteorologie (science) · tg ҳавошиносӣ (science) · gl meteoroloxía (science) · fi säätiede (science) · eo meteorologio (science) · mi tirorangi (science) · ta வானிலையியல் (science) · et ilmastikuteadus (science) · eo meteologio (science) · sq meteorologjia (science) · pt meteorologia (science) · io meteorologio (science) · mi mātai āhuarangi (science) · hu meteorológia (science) · th อุตุนิยมวิทยา (science) · lt meteorologija (science) · mi mātai huarere (science) · fr météorologie (science) · ja 気象学 (science) · gu વાયુશાસ્ત્ર (science) · mr हवामानशास्त्र (science) · eu meteorologia (science) · ro meteorologie (science) · tk meteorologiýa (science) · fa هواشناسی (science) · lv meteoroloģija (science) · sk meteorológia (science) · sh vremenoslovlje (science) · da meteorologi (science) · mn цаг уурын судлал (science) · nn meteorologi (science) · sh meteorologija (science) · nl weerkunde (science) · hu légtüneménytan (science) · cy meteoroleg (science) · pl meteorologia (science) · cmn 氣象學 /气象学 (science) · nb meteorologi (science) · gu હવામાનશાસ્ત્ર (science) · cs meteorologie (science) · be метэаралогія (science) · ko 기상학 (science) · uz meteorologiya (science) · bg метеорология (science) · km នភាវិទ្យា (science) · sv väderlekslära (science) · kk метеорология (science) · kw keweronieth (science) · hi ऋतुविज्ञान (science) · li weerkunde (science) · ar عِلْم اَلطَّقْس (science) · id meteorologi (science) · zza meteoroloci (science) · ga meitéareolaíocht (science) · af weerkunde (science)