Meteorology — Me te*or*ol o*gy, n. [Gr. ?; ? + lo gos 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. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meteorology — [n] weather science aerology, climatology, weather forecasting; concepts 522,524 … New thesaurus
meteorology — ► NOUN ▪ the study of atmospheric processes and phenomena, especially for weather forecasting. DERIVATIVES meteorological adjective meteorologist noun … English terms dictionary
meteorology — [mēt΄ē ə räl′ə jē] n. [Gr meteōrologia: see METEOR & LOGY] the science of the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena; study of weather, including weather forecasting meteorologist n … English World dictionary
Meteorology — For other uses of the root word meteor , see Meteor (disambiguation). For the work by Aristotle, see Meteorology (Aristotle). Not to be confused with Metrology. Part of the Nature series on Weather … Wikipedia
meteorology — meteorologist, n. /mee tee euh rol euh jee/, n. 1. the science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate. 2. the atmospheric conditions and weather of an area. [1610 20; < Gk meteorología discussion of celestial … Universalium
meteorology — Synonyms and related words: aerial photography, aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aerogeology, aerography, aerology, aeromechanics, aeromedicine, aerometry, aeronautical meteorology, aerophotography, aerophysics, aeroscopy, aerospace research,… … Moby Thesaurus
meteorology — [[t]mi͟ːtiərɒ̱ləʤi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Meteorology is the study of the processes in the Earth s atmosphere that cause particular weather conditions, especially in order to predict the weather. Derived words: meteorologist [[t]mi͟ːtiərɒ̱ləʤɪst[/t]]… … English dictionary
meteorology — meteorologija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. meteorology vok. Meteorologie, f rus. метеорология, f pranc. météorologie, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
meteorology — meteorologija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mokslas, tiriantis atmosferoje vykstančius procesus: oro įšilimą, rūko ir debesų atsiradimą, kritulius, oro judėjimą, orų permainas ir kt. atitikmenys: angl. meteorology vok.… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas