meteorology

noun

me·​te·​o·​rol·​o·​gy ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrä-lə-jē How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
1
: a science that deals with the atmosphere and its phenomena and especially with weather and weather forecasting
studied the principles of meteorology
2
: the atmospheric phenomena and weather of a region
the meteorology of the Gulf of Mexico
meteorologic
ˌmē-tē-ə-rə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
adjective
or meteorological
ˌmē-tē-ə-rə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
meteorologically
ˌmē-tē-ə-rə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
adverb
meteorologist
ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrä-lə-jist How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
noun

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She was trained in urban planning, architecture, and other disciplines that seemed disconnected from my expertise in meteorology. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 But inaccuracies threatened to discredit the emerging field of meteorology and could leave fishermen frustratingly grounded during calm weather. — Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2025 But 40 years of advancements in meteorology have extended the time between an emergency alert and tornado touchdown from just a few minutes in the 1980s to around 13 to 15 minutes today – quadrupling the lead time, according to Stensrud. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025 With the emergence of technological advances in meteorology came the birth of private weather companies, many of which are beginning to acquire their own satellites, according to reports. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meteorology

Word History

Etymology

French or Greek; French météorologie, from Middle French, from Greek meteōrologia, from meteōron + -logia -logy

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of meteorology was in 1563

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meteorology

noun
me·​te·​o·​rol·​o·​gy ˌmēt-ē-ə-ˈräl-ə-jē How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
: a science that deals with the atmosphere, weather, and weather forecasting
meteorologic
ˌmēt-ē-ə-rə-ˈläj-ik How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
adjective
or meteorological
-ˈläj-i-kəl How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
meteorologist
-ˈräl-ə-jəst How to pronounce meteorology (audio)
noun

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