Weather Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Weather Information and Meaning
See also ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE; CLOUDS; LIGHTNING; RAIN; SNOW; SUN; THUNDER; WIND
- aerographics
- the study of atmospheric conditions. Also aerography. —aerographer, n.
- aerology
- 1. Obsolete. the branch of meteorology that observed the atmosphere by using balloons, airplanes, etc.
- 2. meteorology. —aerologist, n. —aerologic, aerological, adj.
- aeromancy
- 1. the art or science of divination by means of the air or winds.
- 2. Humorous weather forecasting.
- barograph
- a barometer which automatically records, on a rotating cylinder, any variation in atmospheric pressure; a self-recording aneroid.
- barometrography
- the branch of science that deals with the barometer.
- barometry
- the art or science of barometric observation.
- chonophobia
- an abnormal fear or dislike of snow.
- climatology
- the science that studies climate or climatic conditions. —climatologist, n. —climatologic, climatological, adj.
- cryophobia
- an abnormal fear of ice or frost.
- frontogenesis
- the meeting of two masses of air, each with a different meteorological composition, thus forming a front, sometimes resulting in rain, snow, etc.
- frontolysis
- the process by which a meteorological front is destroyed, as by mixture or deflection of the frontal air.
- homichlophobia
- an abnormal fear of fog.
- hyetology
- Rare. the branch of meteorology that studies rainfall. —hyetologist, n. —hyetological, adj.
- hyetophobia
- an abnormal dislike or fear of rain.
- hytherograph
- a graph that shows the relationship between temperature and either humidity or precipitation.
- irroration
- Obsolete. 1. the process of moistening with dew.
- 2. the condition of being bedewed.
- meteorology
- the study of weather and its changes, especially with the aim of predicting it accurately. —meteorologist, n. —meteorologie, meteorological, adj.
- microbarograph
- a barograph for recording small fluctuations of atmospheric pressure.
- nephology
- the scientific study of clouds. —nephologist, n.
- ombrology
- the branch of meteorology that studies rain. —ombrological, n.
- pluviography
- the branch of meteorology that automatically measures rainf all and snowfall. —pluviographic, pluviographical, adj.
- pluviometry
- the branch of meteorology concerned with the measurement of rainf all. —pluviometric, pluviometrical, adj.
- pluvioscope
- an instrument for measuring rainfall; a rain gauge.
- pluviosity
- raininess. —pluvious, adj.
- telemeteorography
- the recording of meteorological conditions at a distance, as in the use of sensing devices at various points that transmit their data to a central office. —telemeteorographic, n.
- udometry
- the measurement of rainfall with any of various types of rain gauges. —udometric, adj.
- udomograph
- a self-registering rain gauge.
- vacuometer
- an instrument used for comparing barometers at varying pressures against a Standard barometer.
- weatherology
- Informal. meteorology, especially weather forecasts for radio or television.