单词 | aeroscopy |
释义 | aeroscopyn. rare. The observation or sensing of atmospheric conditions; divination by observation of the sky. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > [noun] > weather prediction > specific method aeromancy1608 astrology1681 aeroscopy1755 astrometeorology1817 aeroscepsy1835 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Aeroscopy, the observation of the air. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 46 If insects do not hear with them [sc. antennae] in one sense, they may, by communicating information, and by aëroscopy,..supply the place of ears. 1939 W. Heubner Geol. & Allied Sci. 384 Wetter beobachtung, aeroscopy; meteorologic (weather) observation. 1984 M. A. Knibb in H. F. D. Sparks Apocryphal Old Test. 191 Gk. ‘the eighth taught aeroscopy’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1755 |
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