- the study of the earth's atmosphere, esp of weather-forming processes and weather forecasting
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me•te•or•ol•o•gy /ˌmitiəˈrɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
me•te•or•ol•o•gist, n. [countable]TV weather forecasters prefer to be called meteorologists.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Meteorologythe science dealing with the atmosphere, weather, and climate.
me•te•or•ol•o•gist, n. [countable]TV weather forecasters prefer to be called meteorologists.
me•te•or•ol•o•gy
(mē′tē ə rol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n.
me′te•or•ol′o•gist, n.
- Meteorologythe science dealing with the atmosphere and its phenomena, including weather and climate.
- Meteorologythe atmospheric conditions and weather of an area.
- Greek meteōrología discussion of celestial phenomena. See meteor, -o-, -logy
- 1610–20
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meteorology /ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒɪ/ n
'meteorology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Galton
- geophysics
- met.
- meteorol.
- physics
- aerology
- astrometeorology
- biometeorology
- divergence
- dynamic meteorology
- earth science
- hydrometeorology
- hyetology
- macrometeorology
- mesometeorology
- met
- meteor
- meteorological
- micrometeorology
- physical meteorology
- spherics
- synoptic meteorology