aerology
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɛəˈɹɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ɛɚˈɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
- Hyphenation: ro‧lo‧gy
Noun edit
aerology (usually uncountable, plural aerologies)
- The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
- The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.
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Translations edit
branch of meteorology
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