meteorographyn.
/ˌmiːtɪəˈrɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˈˌmidiəˈrɑɡrəfi/ Meteorology. Now rare.
A treatise on atmospheric or meteorological phenomena; the description of such phenomena; (later) the scientific recording of such phenomena (cf. meteorograph n.).
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1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Pref. Meteorography, a Treatise or Description of Meteors.
1776 B. Martin Bibliotheca Technologica (ed. 4) 330 Meteorography is a description of the meteors of the air; as vapours, clouds, rain, thunder, &c.
1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Meteorography, meteorology; specifically, the registration of meteorological phenomena.
1901 Publ. Amer. Econ. Assoc. 2 167 General environments should be studied under the following heads: orography, hydrography, meteorography and chrematography.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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