1.
[syn: meteorology, weather forecasting]
2. the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meteorology
n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: meteorology,
weather forecasting]
2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
(especially weather)
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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