meteorology

Meteorology is the climate and weather of a place, or is the scientific study of climate and weather. (noun)

The branch of science that allows a weatherman to predict what the weather will be like in the future is an example ofmeteorology.

See meteorology in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the science of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; study of weather, including weather forecasting

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See meteorology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(mēˌtē-ə-rŏlˈə-jē)

noun

The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions.

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