meteorology

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Related topics: Meteorology

HEMthe scientific study of weather conditions 气象学

—meteorologist noun [countableC]

The storms have baffled meteorologists in the United States.

这几场风暴难倒了美国气象学家。

—meteorological /ˌmiːtiərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjectiveadj

satellites that provide meteorological data to the National Weather Service

向国家气象局提供气象数据的卫星

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meteorology• Natural science managers oversee activities in agricultural science, chemistry, biology, geology, meteorology, or physics.• This is a nice analogy, within the constraints of his meteorology.• Some of them were really interested in meteorology, others only tolerant of what they considered to be a very inexact science.• Subsequent work by Aitken was largely within the field of meteorology, although he maintained other interests.• There are also posts in various environment-oriented research institutes and other organisations for which a knowledge of meteorology is advantageous.• A new school of meteorology was founded to explain it.• His most important legacy to meteorology was as secretary of the International Meteorological Committee from its inception in 1874 until 1900.• Standards may be applied nationally, regionally or according to local conditions of land use, topography, meteorology, and so on.

Origin meteorology

(1600-1700) French météorologie, from Greek, from meteoron; → METEOR

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