🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

meteorologia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: meteorologia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meteorology/ˌmiː.ti.əˈrɒl.ə.dʒi/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La meteorologia è una scienza affascinante."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.

    "She studied meteorology to better understand climate change patterns."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word 'meteōrologia', combining 'meteōron' (meaning 'thing high up' or 'meteor') and 'logia' (meaning 'branch of study' or 'to speak of'). Entering European languages in the late medieval and early modern periods, it evolved to specifically denote the scientific study of the atmosphere and weather patterns.

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