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Meaning of METEOROLOGY

Pronunciation:  `meeteeu'râlujee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; especially weather processes and weather forecasting
  2. [n]  predicting what the weather will be
 
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 Synonyms: weather forecasting
 
 See Also: aerology, climatology, forecasting, foretelling, geophysical science, geophysics, nephology, prediction, prognostication

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? discourse: cf.
F. m['e]t['e]orologie. See {Meteor}.]
The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena,
particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its
winds, storms, etc.
 
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