meteorologist
pronunciation
How to pronounce meteorologist in British English:
UK [ˌmiːtiəˈrɒlədʒɪst]
How to pronounce meteorologist in American English:
US [ˌmiːtiəˈrɑːlədʒɪst]
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- Noun:
- a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions
Word Origin
- meteorologist (n.)
- 1620s, from meteorology + -ist. Earlier was meteorologician (1570s). Greek meteorologos meant "one who deals with celestial phenomena, astronomer."
Example
- 1. National weather service meteorologist dan peterson says there are only a couple of exceptions .
- 2. In response to reader interest , we followed up with meteorologist roger smith of the university of munich , who has studied their formation .
- 3. In this period , named after the meteorologist john dalton , average temperatures in parts of europe fell by 2c .
- 4. One meteorologist has predicted that another 300 more tornadoes will strike in the next two weeks .
- 5. Dave nadler , the warning-coordination meteorologist for northern alabama , says the new equipment and software allowed weather service officials to get tornado warnings out faster and more accurately .