the science dealing with the physics and chemistry of the upper atmosphere
Word origin
aero- + -nomy
aeronomy in American English
(ɛəˈrɑnəmi)
noun
the study of chemical and physical phenomena in the upper atmosphere
Word origin
[1955–60; aero- + -nomy]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backgrounder, new wave, opioid, rite of passage, rolloutaero- is a combining form meaning “air,” used in formation of compound words. Other wordsthat use the affix aero- include: aerobatics, aeroculture, aerodynamics, aerosol, aerotrain; -nomy is a combining form of Greek origin meaning “distribution,” “arrangement,” “management”.Other words that use the affix -nomy include: astronomy, economy, taxonomy
Examples of 'aeronomy' in a sentence
aeronomy
Therefore, they can be extracted from ionospheric observations solving an inverse problem of aeronomy.
J. Lilensten, A. V. Mikhailov 2004, 'A revised method to extract thermospheric parameters from incoherent scatter observations',Annals of Geophysicshttp://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/view/3282. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)