Meteorology Meaning
/ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.
nounThe atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.
Sentence Examples
Meteorology has always fascinated me.
She studied meteorology to become a television weather forecaster.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She studied ____ in college to become a weather forecaster.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Students in the ____ coarse learned about the complex oceanic and atmospheric factors that influence global weather patterns.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μετεωρολογία (meteōrología), from μετέωρα (metéōra, “celestial phenomena”), nominalized from the neuter plural of μετέωρος (metéōros, “high in the sky”), + -λογία (-logía, “study of”). By surface analysis, meteor (“atmospheric phenomenon”) + -ology (“study of”). First attested in 1563.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She studied ____ in college to become a weather forecaster.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Students in the ____ coarse learned about the complex oceanic and atmospheric factors that influence global weather patterns.