climatology

[ klahy-muh-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌklaɪ məˈtɒl ə dʒi /
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noun

the science that deals with the phenomena of climates or climatic conditions.

Origin of climatology

First recorded in 1835–45; climate + -o- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM climatology

cli·ma·to·log·ic [klahy-muh-tl-oj-ik] /ˌklaɪ mə tlˈɒdʒ ɪk/, cli·ma·to·log·i·cal, adjective cli·ma·to·log·i·cal·ly, adverb cli·ma·tol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby climatology

climate denier, climatic, climatic bubo, climatic zone, climatize, climatology, climax, climax community, climb, climb down, climb indicator

Words related to climatologist

weathercaster

Example sentences from the Web for climatologist

  • University of East Anglia climatologist Phil Jones followed in his footsteps when some emails of his leaked to the press.

    The 2009 Daily Beast Political Awards |Samuel P. Jacobs |December 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

  • So far as known, however, no geologist or climatologist has discussed the probable climatic effects of increased salinity.

    Climatic Changes |Ellsworth Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for climatologist

climatology
/ (ˌklaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the study of climate

Derived forms of climatology

climatologic (ˌklaɪmətəˈlɒdʒɪk) or climatological, adjective climatologically, adverb climatologist, noun

Scientific definitions for climatologist

climatology
[ klī′mə-tŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of climates, including the causes and long-term effects of variation in regional and global climates. Climatology also studies how climate changes over time and is affected by human actions.