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nephology

(nē fäl′ə jē, ni-)

noun

the branch of meteorology dealing with clouds

Origin: nepho- + -logy

Related Forms:

nephological adjective
nephologist noun

See nephology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The branch of meteorology that deals with clouds.

Origin:

Origin: Greek nephos, cloud; see nebh- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + -logy

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Related Forms:

nephˌo·logˈi·cal (nĕfˌə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective

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