meteorology
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1. the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | earth science, |
| definition | : | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | aerology, |
| definition | : | meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | climatology, |
| definition | : | meteorology of climates and their phenomena (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | nephology, |
| definition | : | the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | weather chart, weather map, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | visual range, |
| definition | : | distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye (noun.attribute) |
| domain member category | : | ceiling, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds (noun.attribute) |
| domain member category | : | isobar, |
| definition | : | (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time (noun.location) |
| domain member category | : | isotherm, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time (noun.location) |
| domain member category | : | front, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain member category | : | occluded front, occlusion, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain member category | : | advection, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | convection, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | bar, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter (noun.quantity) |
| domain member category | : | anticyclone, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | cyclone, |
| definition | : | (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern (noun.state) |
| domain member category | : | anabatic, |
| definition | : | of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | catabatic, katabatic, |
| definition | : | of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | clear, |
| definition | : | free from clouds or mist or haze (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | cloudy, |
| definition | : | full of or covered with clouds (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | broken, |
| definition | : | discontinuous (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | anticyclonic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure center (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | frontal, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air (adj.pert) |
| domain member category | : | cyclonal, cyclonic, cyclonical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center (adj.pert) |
2. predicting what the weather will be (noun.communication)
| domain category | : | meteorology, |
| definition | : | the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) (noun.cognition) |
3. the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | meteorologist, |
| definition | : | a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions (noun.person) |
4. predicting what the weather will be (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | meteorologist, |
| definition | : | a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions (noun.person) |
5. the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | meteorologist, |
| definition | : | a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions (noun.person) |
6. predicting what the weather will be (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | meteorologist, |
| definition | : | a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions (noun.person) |
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