What does "climatology" mean?

The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.

How do you pronounce "climatology"?

Pronounced //klaɪ.mɪˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi//.

Climatology

Q: What is a synonym for "climatology"?

Common synonyms include: aerial photography, aeroballistics, aerodynamics, aerogeology, aerography, aerology.

//klaɪ.mɪˈtɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes. countable, uncountable
2
meteorology of climates and their phenomena wordnet

Synonyms

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aerial photography aeroballistics aerodynamics aerogeology aerography aerology

Example

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"Meteorologists are people who know a tremendous amount about geophysics, thermodynamics and climatology, and almost nothing about tomorrow's weather."

Etymology

From climate + -ology.

Related phrases

synoptic climatology

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