Meteorology Definition

mētē-ə-rŏlə-jē
noun
The science of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; study of weather, including weather forecasting.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
meteorology
Plural:
meteorologies

Origin of Meteorology

  • French météorologie from Greek meteōrologiā discussion of astronomical phenomena meteōron astronomical phenomenon meteor -logiā -logy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From meteor (“atmospheric phenomenon") +"Ž -logy (“study of"), from Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky").

    From Wiktionary

Meteorology Sentence Examples

  • In 1859 he was appointed director of Kew Observatory, and there naturally became interested in problems of meteorology and terrestrial magnetism.

  • The British Association for the Advancement of Science, founded in 1830, included meteorology among the sciences which it intended to advance.

  • Climate and meteorology The sea 6 area has a mild maritime climate, but with periods of strong winds and rough seas.

  • In the same year, a general amnesty admitting of his return to America, he accepted the professorship of meteorology in the Virginia Military Institute, and settled at Lexington, Virginia, where he died on the 1st of February 1873.

  • This led to an international conference at Brussels in 1853, which produced the greatest benefit to navigation as well as indirectly to meteorology.

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Words Starting With

MMEMET

Words Ending With

YGYOGY

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Words Starting With M and Ending With Y

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With M11 Letter Words Ending With Y