meteorology
pronunciation
How to pronounce meteorology in British English:
UK [ˌmiːtiəˈrɒlədʒi]
How to pronounce meteorology in American English:
US [ˌmiːtiəˈrɑːlədʒi]
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- Noun:
- predicting what the weather will be
- the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
Word Origin
- meteorology (n.)
- "science of the atmosphere, weather forecasting," 1610s, from French météorologie and directly from Greek meteorologia "treatise on celestial phenomena, discussion of high things," from meteoron, literally "thing high up" (see meteor), + -logia "treatment of" (see -logy).
Example
- 1. The same thing is about to happen to space meteorology .
- 2. As a matter of meteorology , mr fugate has a point .
- 3. The visionaries who created the concept of motion picture as commercial enterprise at the turn of the 20th century were lured to los angeles by miles of open land that could be made to mimic anything from texas to tahiti , a do-your-own thing zeitgeist , and , of course , benevolent meteorology .
- 4. The event could help scientists better understand the meteorology on jupiter , fletcher said .
- 5. Some universities have earth science programs but most offer more specific training in programs such as geology , meteorology , oceanography or astronomy .