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aerography|ˌɛəˈrɒgrəfɪ|
[ad. Fr. aérographie, f. Gr. ἀήρ, ἀέρα, the air + -γραϕία description, f. γράϕ-ειν to write: see -graphy.]
Description of the atmosphere.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Aerography, a description of the air, or atmosphere, its limits, dimensions, properties, etc. 1818in Todd. 1918E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 9 Aërography, the study of the structure of the atmosphere and charting the physical conditions at all levels. The work is done principally by kites, and balloons. 1920Nature 17 June 479/2 The substitution of the new name aerography for the older meteorology has not changed the leopard's spots. |