Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere, especially weather and weather conditions.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science which treats of the motions and phenomena of the earth's atmosphere; the scientific study of weather and climate, their causes, changes, relations, and effects. Abbreviated meteorology
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
science that deals with the study of theatmosphere and itsphenomena , especially withweather and weatherforecasting . - noun The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun predicting what the weather will be
- noun the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Paul Knight is climatologist for the state of Pennsylvania, senior lecturer in meteorology at Penn State and host of the public television show, "Weather World."
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Paul Knight is climatologist for the state of Pennsylvania, senior lecturer in meteorology at Penn State and host of the public television show, "Weather World."
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Masters, who holds a Ph.D. in meteorology, told Yale Climate he has received hundreds of "hate e-mails" due to his views on the issue.
Hot times for climate change science rhetoric Jason Samenow 2010
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Paul Knight is climatologist for the state of Pennsylvania, senior lecturer in meteorology at Penn State and host of the public television show, "Weather World."
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I am a scientist of sorts, and also a police officer so I know the value of an evidence base (ha), but not an expert in meteorology and climate studies and so read what they say.
Leaders TV Debate – Law & Order Summary SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The equivalent entry criteria for climate models would be a degree in meteorology or atmospheric physics, and many years experience in climate research.
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Ms Simpson was the first woman to receive a PhD in meteorology and has authored more than 190 studies.
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Ms Simpson was the first woman to receive a PhD in meteorology and has authored more than 190 studies.
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Ms Simpson was the first woman to receive a PhD in meteorology and has authored more than 190 studies.
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I have no background in meteorology, though I have been obsessed with weather all my life and have written about it extensively in previous books and articles.
bilby commented on the word meteorology
What is the science and study of meteors called?
January 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word meteorology
Weatherology.
January 5, 2008