climatology

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(klī′mə tol′ə jē)


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cli•ma•tol•o•gy  (klī′mə tol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologythe science that deals with the phenomena of climates or climatic conditions.
  • 1835–45; climate + -o- + -logy
cli•ma•to•log•ic  (klī′mə tl oj′ik),USA pronunciation cli′ma•to•log′i•cal, adj.  cli′ma•to•log′i•cal•ly, adv. 
cli′ma•tol′o•gist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
climatology / ˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ/
  1. the study of climate
climatologic / ˌklaɪmətəˈlɒdʒɪk/, ˌclimatoˈlogicalˌclimaˈtologist
'climatology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
absolute - bioclimatology - cryptoclimatology - macroclimatology - microclimatology - paleoclimatology

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