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meteorología

meteorology

noun meh-teh-oh-roh-loh-HEE-ah Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Origin: From Greek meteōrología, from meteōra ('atmospheric phenomena') + -logía ('study of').

Usage Note

Meteorología refers both to the scientific study of the atmosphere and, in everyday speech, to a weather forecast or bulletin. A practitioner is a meteorólogo or meteoróloga. The word is often shortened colloquially to el tiempo when referring to a weather report on TV.

Examples

"La meteorología predice lluvia mañana."

Natural Translation

Meteorology predicts rain tomorrow.

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