单词 | meteorological |
释义 | meteorological (once / 4429 pages) adj Something that's meteorological is related to the weather or changes in the Earth's atmosphere. If you're interested in a meteorological career, it means you'd like to be a meteorologist — a weather expert. Meteorological events include things like fog, rain, tornadoes, and hurricanes. They are all caused by meteorological changes and shifts: in the temperature, air pressure, and amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. The word meteorological comes from the Greek root meteorologia, "discussion of high things," from meteor-, "thing high up," and logia, "the study of." WORD FAMILYmeteorology: meteorologic, meteorological, meteorologies, meteorologist+/meteorologic: meteorologically/meteorologist: meteorologists USAGE EXAMPLESIn fact, experts are getting better at the science of “climate attribution,” as a new report from the American Meteorological Society shows. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) In general, the major meteorological question about Dec. 25 is whether there is to be a White Christmas. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) Fiji's Meteorological Service said in a bulletin that the tropical depression driving the rain was now weakening. Reuters(Dec 20, 2016) adj of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions meteorological factors meteorological chart Syn meteoric, meteorologic |
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