meteorology

noun
/ˌmiːtɪəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/UK/ˌmiːti.əˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/US

Etymology

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.

  1. learned borrowing from μετεωρολογία

Definitions

  1. The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially…

    The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting.

    • study of meteorology
    • department of meteorology
    • She’s studying meteorology at university.
  2. The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.

    • meteorology report

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at meteorology. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at meteorology. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at meteorology

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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