meteorology
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
meteorology /ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒlədʒi/
▶noun
- 1 the study of the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of weather forecasting.
- 2 the climate and weather of a region.
– derivatives
meteorological adjective,
meteorologically adverb,
meteorologist noun.
meteorological adjective,
meteorologically adverb,
meteorologist noun.
'meteorology' also found in these Oxford entries:
air mass
- anabatic
- climatology
- col
- cumulonimbus
- cumulus
- cyclone
- depression
- front
- geostrophic
- isobar
- isocheim
- isohel
- isohyet
- isopleth
- isothere
- katabatic
- mesoscale
- occluded front
- occlusion
- okta
- ridge
- rotor
- squall line
- supercell
- virga
