climatology
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Definition of climatology
: the science that deals with climates and their phenomena
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Other Words from climatology
climatological
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climatologically
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climatologist
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Examples of climatology in a Sentence
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An inadvertent early test of how this could work took place last month, when many of Europe’s attribution scientists gathered at a statistical-climatology meeting in Toulouse, just as the June heatwave hit. — The Economist, "Greenhouse-gas emissions are increasing the frequency of heatwaves," 25 July 2019 Nonetheless, the tool is used across disciplines like climatology and art history, and tree ring chronologies are even used to calibrate radiocarbon dating measurements. — Erin Blakemore, National Geographic, "How are tree rings used to help date an archaeological site?," 8 July 2019 Even more concerning is that Europe's five hottest summers since 1500 have all been in the 21st century, according to a climatology institute in Potsdam, Germany, the BBC said. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Extreme heat continues to scorch Europe; France braces for possible all-time record high Friday," 27 June 2019 In October, the climatology of storms favors a northward turn—i.e. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Hurricane Michael is a rare, but not unprecedented, October storm," 8 Oct. 2018 This is a story of alternate realities, artificial intelligence, Martian colonies, family, technology, climatology, fear, love, and the fate of human beings on Earth. — Smith Henderson, Popular Mechanics, "Olympia," 20 Nov. 2017 Springtime variability prevails late this week into the weekend, but most days see temperatures running to the cooler side of climatology yet again, keeping April on that cool pace not seen since 2007. — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, "D.C.-area forecast: Cool and rainy through tomorrow afternoon, sun returns by Thursday," 24 Apr. 2018 On it: from Columbia, masters degrees in oceanography and climatology followed by a Ph. — Author: Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, "Alaska resembles outer space, according to astronaut recruit from UAF," 29 Sep. 2016 Our variable pattern is offering regular precipitation chances, but each event underwhelms in terms of intensity against normal climatology. — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, "You don’t need that groundhog — here’s the February outlook for D.C.," 31 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'climatology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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climatology
noun
English Language Learners Definition of climatology
: the scientific study of climates
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climatology
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cli·ma·tol·o·gy
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plural climatologies
Medical Definition of climatology
: the science that deals with climates and their phenomena
Other Words from climatology
climatological
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adjective
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adjective
climatologically
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adverb
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adverb
climatologist
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