The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
futurology \fu`tur*ol"o*gy\, n. Studies projecting or predicting the future based on current trends. -- fu`tur*o*log"i*cal, a. -- fu`tur*ol"o*gist, n. [PJC]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
futurology n 1: the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions [syn: futurology, futuristics]