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单词 aeroscopy
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aeroscopyn.

Brit. /ɛːˈrɒskəpi/, U.S. /ɛˈrɑskəpi/
Forms: see aero- comb. form and -scopy comb. form.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: aero- comb. form, -scopy comb. form.
Etymology: < aero- comb. form + -scopy comb. form, after Hellenistic Greek ἀεροσκοπία. Compare aeroscope n., aeroscopic n., and aeroscopic adj.
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).
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