Definition
The study of clouds; the scientific field concerned with cloud formation, behavior, and classification.
Etymology
From 'cloud' plus '-ology' (from Greek 'logia,' meaning 'study of' or 'discourse about'). The '-ology' suffix comes from 'logos' (word/reason) and has been productive in English since the 1600s for naming sciences.
Kelly Says
While this word isn't standard in meteorology (which uses 'nephology,' from Greek 'nephos'), it demonstrates how English speakers can productively create new scientific terms using '-ology' to sound authoritative—we do the same with 'cryptozoology' and 'snackology,' even invented ones sound plausibly academic!
Translations
ARالعربية
علوم السحب
u-loom as-sabh
BNবাংলা
মেঘবিদ্যা
megh-bi-dya
CACatalà
nuvològica
noo-vo-lo-jika
CSČeština
mrakověda
mra-ko-ve-da
DADansk
skyvevidenskab
sky-ve-vi-den-skab
DEDeutsch
Wolkenkunde
vol-ken-koo-nde
ELΕλληνικά
μετεωρολογία σύννεφων
me-te-o-ro-lo-gia syn-ne-fon
ESEspañol
estudio de las nubes
es-tu-dio deh las noo-bes
FAفارسی
علوم ابرها
u-loom e-bar-ha
FISuomi
pilvistiede
pil-vis-tie-de
FRFrançais
étude des nuages
et-u-de deh noo-ahj
GUGU
આકાશમાં છાયા નહીં
aakaash maam chaaya nehi
HAHA
ba'a gidan sama
ba'a gi-dan sa-ma
HEעברית
מדעי העננים
me-da-ei ha-en-nim
HIहिन्दी
बादल विज्ञान
ba-dal vi-ja-an
HUMagyar
felhőtan
fel-ho-tan
IDBahasa Indonesia
ilmu awan
il-mu a-wan
ITItaliano
nuvolologia
noo-vo-lo-lo-jia
KMKM
ការគ្មានពព電
kaar k'm'aan po-p'deang
MRMR
नैसर्गिक
na-isarg-ik
MSBahasa Melayu
ilmu awan
il-mu a-wan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်လျော်
kyaw-lway
NLNederlands
wolkenkunde
wol-ken-koo-nde
NONorsk
skyvevitenskap
sky-ve-vit-enskap
PLPolski
meteorologia chmur
me-te-o-ro-lo-gia khmur
PTPortuguês
nuveologia
noo-ve-o-lo-jia
RORomână
meteo-rologia norilor
me-te-o-ro-lo-jia no-ri-lor
RUРусский
облаковедение
ob-la-ko-ve-den-ie
SVSvenska
molnsvetenskap
moln-s-vet-en-skap
SWKiswahili
sayansi ya mawingu
sa-yan-si ya ma-win-goo
TAதமிழ்
மெஞ்ஞுமை அறிவியல்
men-jnu-mai a-ri-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
నెలంటి శాస్త్రం
ne-lanti sha-as-tram
THไทย
วิทยาศาสตร์เมฆ
wit-ya-sa-at mekh
TLTL
agham ng ulap
a-gham ng u-lap
TRTürkçe
bulutbilimi
bu-lut-bi-li-mi
UKУкраїнська
хмарництво
khmar-nyt-stvo
URاردو
بادل سائنس
ba-dal sai-an-s
VITiếng Việt
khoa học mây
khoa hoc may