micrometeorology

noun

mi·cro·me·te·o·rol·o·gy ˌmī-krō-ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrä-lə-jē

: meteorology that deals with small-scale weather systems ranging up to several kilometers in diameter and confined to the lower troposphere

micrometeorological

ˌmī-krō-ˌmē-tē-ˌȯr-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

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-ə-rə-

adjective

micrometeorologist

ˌmī-krō-ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrä-lə-jist

noun

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1930, in the meaning defined above

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