Meteorology

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Meteorology \Me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + lo`gos discourse:
     cf. F. m['e]t['e]orologie. See {Meteor}.]
     The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena,
     particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its
     winds, storms, etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  meteorology
       n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: {weather
            forecasting}]
       2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
          (especially weather)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "meteorology":
     aerial photography, aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aerogeology,
     aerography, aerology, aeromechanics, aeromedicine, aerometry,
     aeronautical meteorology, aerophotography, aerophysics, aeroscopy,
     aerospace research, aerostatics, anemology, aviation technology,
     avionics, barometry, climatography, climatology, forecasting,
     hydrostatics, kinematics, kinetics, long-range forecasting,
     microclimatology, nephology, photometry, pneumatics, rocketry,
     supersonics, weatherology