Meteorology \Me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? discourse: cf. F. m['e]t['e]orologie. See {Meteor}.] The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.
meteorology n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: {weather forecasting}] 2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)