climatologyn.
/ˌklʌɪməˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌklaɪməˈtɑlədʒi/ The branch of physical science concerned with the study of climates. Also: the climatic conditions associated with a particular region or phenomenon.
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1813 Monthly Rev. 72 508 ‘Climatography,’ says the author [sc. W. Butte, writing in French]..‘depends greatly on a previous knowledge of climatology, that is, a knowledge of the causes which affect the temperature of a country.’
1841 J. D. Forbes in Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1840 Sci. Rep. 55 We will despatch very quickly what is to be said on the very important subject of climatology, because no material step whatever has been made since the publication of the last report.
1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) ix. §437 In the system of oceanic climatology, circulation, and stability.
1939 E. D. Laborde tr. E. de Martonne Shorter Physical Geogr. (rev. ed.) i. 29 Climatology deals particularly with the belt of contact between the atmosphere..and the solid land and liquid ocean.
1998 L. Forbes Bombay Ice (1999) 100 Into my head walk the rainmakers from our village in Malabar. One is a scientist, with a Masters degree in climatology from Madras University.
2007 SpaceDaily (Nexis) 10 May The geology and climatology of Yucca Mountain and vicinity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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