meteorologic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌmitiərəˈlɑdʒɪk/ UK /ˌmiːtiərəˈlɒdʒɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to weather or the study of the atmosphere

Meteorologic data pointed to an approaching front.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to weather or the... meteorological atmosphericclimaticweather

Word family

Related forms meteorologymeteorologistmeteor

Etymology

From Greek meteōrologikós 'concerning atmospheric phenomena', from meteōrologia, from meteōron 'thing high up, atmospheric phenomenon' (from meta- 'beyond' + aeirein 'to raise') + -logia 'study of'.

meteōron Ancient Greek -logia Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# meteorologic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌmitiərəˈlɑdʒɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmiːtiərəˈlɒdʒɪk/

## Meanings
1. relating to weather or the study of the atmosphere

## Examples
- Meteorologic data pointed to an approaching front.

## Synonyms
- meteorological
- atmospheric
- climatic
- weather

## Related Forms
- meteorology
- meteorologist
- meteor

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: meteōron
- Root: -logia

## Etymology
From Greek meteōrologikós 'concerning atmospheric phenomena', from meteōrologia, from meteōron 'thing high up, atmospheric phenomenon' (from meta- 'beyond' + aeirein 'to raise') + -logia 'study of'.

## AI Etymology
Meteorologic comes from Greek meteōrologikós 'concerning atmospheric phenomena', from meteōrologia, from meteōron 'thing high up, atmospheric phenomenon' (from meta- 'beyond' + aeirein 'to raise') + -logia 'study of'. The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek meteōron and Ancient Greek -logia. As an adjective, meteorologic means relating to weather or the study of the atmosphere. The same family is visible in related forms such as meteorology, meteorologist, and meteor. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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