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meteorological, a. (n.)|ˌmiːtɪərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl|
[f. Gr. µετεωρολογικ-ός, f. µετεωρο- meteor: see -logic and cf. F. météorologique.]
a. Pertaining to or connected with the science of meteorology. Also, pertaining to atmospheric phenomena.
1570Dee Math. Pref. b iij b, His [Aristotle's] Meteorologicall bookes, are full of..demonstrations of the..power of the heauenly bodies. 1572R. T. Discourse Ep., The generation and causes of Raine, Winde, Snowe, and such Meteorologicall things. 1674Boyle Excell. Theol. i. iii. 93 His Meteorological Epistle to Pythocles. 1791Boswell Johnson (1831) I. 307 A very curious meteorological instrument. 1803Med. Jrnl. X. 313 As I kept no meteorological diary, the facts relative to the weather are deduced from my memory. 1840Abstr. Papers in Phil. Trans. (1843) IV. 200 Meteorological Register kept at Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land, during the year 1838.
b. Meteorological Office, meteorological officer.
1930Daily Express 6 Oct. 2/4 Mr. M. A. Giblett, M.Sc., meteorological officer, R 101..organised the necessary meteorological services for airship flights to Canada. 1937Discovery Jan. 5/1 For this a Benndorf self-registering electrometer was kindly lent by the Meteorological Office. 1967Ships' Code & Decode Bk. (Meteorol. Office) (ed. 7) 66 Meteorological Officers. 1968Measurement Upper Winds by Pilot Balloons (Meteorol. Office) (ed. 4) 37 The Meteorological Office has produced electric torches for use with pilot balloons. 1975Times 12 Aug. 3/4 The Meteorological Office held a competition..for the best ideas for a new television presentation of weather. |