meteorology
meteor
+
-logy
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noun
the
branch
of
science
concerned with the
process
es and
phenomena
of the
atmosphere
, especially as a means of
forecasting
the
weather
.
気象学
the
climate
and
weather
of a
region
.
(ある地方の)気象
ORIGIN
early
17th century
: from
Greek
meteōrologia
, from
meteōron
‘of the
atmosphere
’ (see
meteor
).