Definition
Relating to the study of weather, atmosphere, and atmospheric conditions.
Etymology
From 'meteorology,' which comes from Greek 'meteoros' meaning 'high in the air' plus 'logia' meaning 'study of.' The word literally means 'study of things in the sky.'
Kelly Says
The word 'meteor' comes from the same Greek root 'meteoros'—ancient Greeks thought meteors were just atmospheric phenomena like shooting stars, so the science of weather and the science of meteors shared the same Greek root.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Meteorology
Meteorology
ARالعربية
مُتَوَتّر
mu-ta-wat-tir
BNবাংলা
মেট্রোলজি
me-tro-lo-ji
CACatalà
meteorològic
me-te-o-ro-lo-jik
CSČeština
meteorologický
me-te-o-ro-lo-gi-cky
DADansk
meteorologisk
me-te-o-ro-lo-gis-k
DEDeutsch
meteorologisch
me-te-o-ro-lo-gis-ch
ELΕλληνικά
μετεωρολογικός
me-te-o-ro-lo-gi-kos
ESEspañol
meteorológico
me-teo-roh-lo-hee-koh
FISuomi
meteorologinen
me-te-o-ro-lo-gi-nen
FRFrançais
météorologique
meh-te-o-roh-lo-jik
GUGU
મૌસમશાસ્ત્ર
mow-sam-sha-as-tr
HAHA
meteorology
me-te-o-ro-lo-ji
HEעברית
מטאורולוגי
me-ta-o-ro-lo-gi
HIहिन्दी
मौसम विज्ञानिक
mow-sam vi-j-na-nik
HUMagyar
meteorológiai
me-te-o-ro-lo-gia-i
IDBahasa Indonesia
meteorologi
me-te-o-ro-lo-gi
IGIG
meteorology
me-te-o-ro-lo-ji
ITItaliano
meteorologico
me-te-o-ro-lo-ji-ko
KKKK
meteororologiya
me-te-o-ro-lo-gi-ya
MRMR
मौसमीशास्त्र
mow-se-mi-sha-as-tr
MSBahasa Melayu
meteorologi
me-te-o-ro-lo-gi
MYမြန်မာ
မြေဆီ သတင်း
mye-si-tha-tin
NLNederlands
meteorologisch
me-te-o-ro-lo-gis-ch
NONorsk
meteorologisk
me-te-o-ro-lo-gis-k
PAPA
ਮੌਸਮ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
mow-sam vi-gya-an
PLPolski
meteorologiczny
me-te-o-ro-lo-gi-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
meteorológico
me-teo-ro-lo-zhi-koh
RORomână
meteorologic
me-te-o-ro-lo-jik
RUРусский
метеорологический
me-teo-ro-lo-gi-ches-kiy
SVSvenska
meteorologisk
me-te-o-ro-lo-gis-k
SWKiswahili
meteorolojia
me-te-o-ro-lo-jia
TAதமிழ்
வானிலை அறிவியல்
va-ni-lai a-ri-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
వాతావరణ శాస్త్రం
va-ta-a-va-ran-sha-as-tram
THไทย
อุตุนิยมวิทยา
oot-u-ni-yom-wi-ta-ya
TLTL
meteorolohikal
me-te-o-ro-lo-hi-kal
TRTürkçe
meteororolojik
me-te-o-ro-lo-jik
UKУкраїнська
метеорологічний
me-teo-ro-lo-hi-ch-nyy
URاردو
مِتِیورولوجِی
mi-te-o-ro-lo-ji
VITiếng Việt
khí tượng học
khi tyuong hoc
YOYO
meteorology
me-te-o-ro-lo-ji
ZUZU
meteorology
me-te-o-ro-lo-ji