单词 | meteorological office |
释义 | > as lemmasMeteorological Office Meteorological Office n. a department which collects and analyses meteorological data; spec. one founded in 1854 as a department of the British Board of Trade, and subsequently a Ministry of Defence Executive Agency. ΚΠ 1855 R. Fitzroy in Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 15 157 Soon afterwards an officer was appointed to execute the duties of the Meteorological Office. 1866 A. Steinmetz (title) A Manual of Weathercasts: comprising storm prognostics on land and sea; with an explanation of the method in use at the Meteorological Office. 1937 Discovery Jan. 5/1 For this a Benndorf self-registering electrometer was kindly lent by the Meteorological Office. 1975 Times 12 Aug. 3/4 The Meteorological Office held a competition..for the best ideas for a new television presentation of weather. 1991 New Scientist (BNC) 16 Feb. The Meteorological Office is selling its forecasting ability through its new Weather Initiative. < as lemmas |
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