meteorology
Betekenis (Engels)
- (countable, uncountable) The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
- (countable, uncountable) The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
Sinonieme
atmospheric chemistry
atmospheric physics
forest meteorology
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/
Etimologie (Engels)
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία (meteōrología), from μετέωρα (metéōra, “celestial phenomena”), nominalized from the neuter plural of μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”), + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, meteor (“atmospheric phenomenon”) + -ology (“study of”). First attested in 1563.
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