aerology

(er älə jē)

noun

the branch of meteorology concerned with the study of air, esp. in the upper atmosphere

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See aerology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Meteorology of the total vertical extent of the atmosphere as opposed to the study of the atmosphere near Earth's surface.

Related Forms:

  • aerˌo·logˈic (ârˌə-lŏjˈĭk), aerˌo·logˈi·cal adjective
  • aer·olˈo·gist noun

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