What does meteorology mean?

Definitions for meteorology
ˌmi ti əˈrɒl ə dʒime·te·o·rol·o·gy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. meteorology, weather forecastingnoun

    predicting what the weather will be

  2. meteorologynoun

    the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

Wiktionary

  1. meteorologynoun

    The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

  2. meteorologynoun

    The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.

  3. Etymology: From meteor + -logy: μετέωρος + -logy, meaning "the study of the sky".

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Meteorologynoun

    The doctrine of meteors.

    Etymology: μετεωρα and λέγω.

    In animals we deny not a natural meteorology, or innate presentation of wind and weather Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

Wikipedia

  1. Meteorology

    Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not begin until the 18th century. The 19th century saw modest progress in the field after weather observation networks were formed across broad regions. Prior attempts at prediction of weather depended on historical data. It was not until after the elucidation of the laws of physics, and more particularly in the latter half of the 20th century the development of the computer (allowing for the automated solution of a great many modelling equations) that significant breakthroughs in weather forecasting were achieved. An important branch of weather forecasting is marine weather forecasting as it relates to maritime and coastal safety, in which weather effects also include atmospheric interactions with large bodies of water. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events that are explained by the science of meteorology. Meteorological phenomena are described and quantified by the variables of Earth's atmosphere: temperature, air pressure, water vapour, mass flow, and the variations and interactions of these variables, and how they change over time. Different spatial scales are used to describe and predict weather on local, regional, and global levels. Meteorology, climatology, atmospheric physics, and atmospheric chemistry are sub-disciplines of the atmospheric sciences. Meteorology and hydrology compose the interdisciplinary field of hydrometeorology. The interactions between Earth's atmosphere and its oceans are part of a coupled ocean-atmosphere system. Meteorology has application in many diverse fields such as the military, energy production, transport, agriculture, and construction. The word meteorology is from the Ancient Greek μετέωρος metéōros (meteor) and -λογία -logia (-(o)logy), meaning "the study of things high in the air."

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  1. meteorology

    Meteorology is the scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere and its various phenomena, including weather patterns and climate trends. It involves the observation, explanation, and forecasting of atmospheric changes and weather events.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Meteorologynoun

    the science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc

  2. Etymology: [Gr. ; + lo`gos discourse: cf. F. mtorologie. See Meteor.]

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Meteorology

    The science of studying the characteristics of the atmosphere such as its temperature, density, winds, clouds, precipitation, and other atmospheric phenomena and aiming to account for the weather in terms of external influences and the basic laws of physics. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. meteorology

    The study dealing with the phenomena of the atmosphere including the physics, chemistry, and dynamics extending to the effects of the atmosphere on the Earth

Editors Contribution

  1. meteorology

    The science or study of the atmosphere.

    Meteorology is a very important subject.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of meteorology in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of meteorology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of meteorology in a Sentence

  1. Erik Snell:

    Our meteorology team is the best in the business, they took a hard look at the weather data and the track of the storm and worked with the flight crew and dispatcher to agree it was safe to operate the flight. And our flight and ground crews were incredible in their effort to turn the aircraft quickly and safely so the flight could depart well before the hurricane threat.

  2. The EPA:

    The agency will continue these collaborative efforts for any revised ozone standards, including working with California as it continues to explore regulatory strategies and technologies to reduce pollution and improve public health protection, california has faced a uniquely difficult attainment task due to the combination of adverse meteorology and topography, population growth, and the pollution burden associated with mobile sources.

  3. Jeremy DeHart:

    We never know what we're going to find, yet we always have to be thinking two or three steps ahead. So that really makes us need to think about the meteorology [ in each particular storm ], is it a closed low or an open wave ? Maybe it's closed but just elongated ? Is it battling shear ? Are there several smaller swirls competing to be the main circulation center ? Weak storms and invests can be very tricky and require a lot of thinking on our toes.

  4. Alan Lim:

    It is not a surprise as the Australia Bureau of Meteorology has formally announced the El Nino since May 2015. Hence, the market had already look ahead into lower FFB production by plantation companies, the net impact to earnings is not expected to be huge, as CPO prices usually increase during the period of insufficient supply globally. Historically, the impact of CPO prices to earnings will more than offset the loss in FFB production.

  5. Bill Hare:

    The Bureau of Meteorology and others have predicted another extremely dangerous fire season on the east coast and also in southwestern Australia, if that explodes again, it's going to be very damaging economically and also psychologically. I think people are scarcely recovering from the bushfires last year and early this year. So when you're looking at these regions now, you can see the damage has not been undone.

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