climatology

English

Etymology

From climate +‎ -ology.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /klaɪ.mɪˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /klaɪ.mɪˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
  • Hyphenation: cli‧ma‧to‧lo‧gy

Noun

climatology (countable and uncountable, plural climatologies)

  1. The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.

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References

  1. ^ “climatology, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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