aeroscopy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁεροσκοπία (haeroskopía, “divination by observing the heavens”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I examine”).

Noun

aeroscopy (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, meteorology) The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation
2. (rare) divination by observation of the sky
3. (zoology) aeroscepsy

Related terms

• aeroscopic
• aeroscope

Translations

aeroscopy

• Romanian: aeroscopie f
• Ukrainian: аероскопія (uk) (aeroskopija)

References

• “aeroscopy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• aeroscopy in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
• “aeroscopy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• The Imperial dictionary, English, technological and scientific.., by John Ogilvie, 1850
• Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas, by Peter Mark Roget, 1853
• Dictionary of geology and mineralogy, by William Humble, 1843
• Dictionary of aviation, by Robert Morris Pierce, 1911