meteorology

noun

me·​te·​o·​rol·​o·​gy ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrä-lə-jē How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
1
: a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
studied the principles of meteorology
2
: the atmospheric phenomena and weather of a region
the meteorology of the Gulf of Mexico
meteorologic adjective
meteorologically adverb
meteorologist noun

Examples of meteorology in a Sentence

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Fred Campagna is the director of forensic meteorology for Haag, A Salas O'Brien Company. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025 The president left a meticulous interpretation of how the world, from Monticello to Paris, met with meteorology. Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025 Such maps and information are certainly available to anybody, which creates a challenge for the meteorology community. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 However, evidence points to a multi-decade Antarctic warming trend, Mathieu Casado, a paleoclimate and polar meteorology researcher at the Climate and Environmental Sciences in France, told USA TODAY in an email. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for meteorology 

Word History

Etymology

French or Greek; French météorologie, from Middle French, from Greek meteōrologia, from meteōron + -logia -logy

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of meteorology was in 1563

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“Meteorology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteorology. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

meteorology

noun
me·​te·​o·​rol·​o·​gy ˌmēt-ē-ə-ˈräl-ə-jē How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
: a science that deals with the atmosphere, weather, and weather forecasting
meteorologic adjective
or meteorological
meteorologist noun

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