radiometeorographn.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊˈmiːtɪərəˌɡrɑːf/, /ˌreɪdɪəʊˈmiːtɪərəˌɡraf/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˌmidiˈɔrəɡræf/ Meteorology. Now rare.
= radiosonde n.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [noun] > transmitting by radio
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1932 Nature 31 Dec. 1006/1 What is believed to be the first kind of such radio-meteorograph was devised a few years ago by Prof. Moltchanoff, of Leningrad, records of temperature and pressure being obtained in several test ascents in January, 1930.
1947 B. C. Haynes Techniques Observing Weather xii. 167 The problem..was solved with the development of an inexpensive radiometeorograph, which is carried aloft by a free balloon while transmitting temperature, pressure, and humidity data to the ground by radio signals.
1959 Constitution-Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) 7 Apr. 6/3 A radio meteorograph was found by Bun and Corless Moore on their farm.
Derivatives
ˌradioˌmeteoˈrography n. the science or practice of using a radiosonde.
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1934 Monthly Weather Rev. (U.S.) 62 221 (heading) Radiometeorography as applied to unmanned balloons.
1941 Science 28 Mar. 302/1 Specialized branches of meteorology, such as climatology, dynamic meteorology and radiometeorography.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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