Topic: METEOROLOGY

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Date:	1600-1700
Language:	French
Origin:	météorologie, from Greek, from meteoron; METEOR

meteorology
noun

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[uncountable]

the scientific study of weather conditions

—meteorologist noun [countable]

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The storms have baffled meteorologists in the United States.

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satellites that provide meteorological data to the National Weather Service

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