meteorology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

meteorology
    n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: {meteorology},
         {weather forecasting}]
    2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
       (especially weather)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Meteorology \Me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + lo`gos discourse:
   cf. F. m['e]t['e]orologie. See {Meteor}.]
   The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena,
   particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its
   winds, storms, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

33 Moby Thesaurus words for "meteorology":
      aerial photography, aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aerogeology,
      aerography, aerology, aeromechanics, aeromedicine, aerometry,
      aeronautical meteorology, aerophotography, aerophysics, aeroscopy,
      aerospace research, aerostatics, anemology, aviation technology,
      avionics, barometry, climatography, climatology, forecasting,
      hydrostatics, kinematics, kinetics, long-range forecasting,
      microclimatology, nephology, photometry, pneumatics, rocketry,
      supersonics, weatherology

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