nephanalysisn.

Brit.

/ˌnɛfəˈnalᵻsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌnɛfəˈnæləsəs/

Inflections: Plural nephanalyses.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek νέϕος , analysis n.

Etymology: < ancient Greek νέϕος cloud (see nephology n.) + analysis n. Compare nephsystem n. and earlier nephology n.

Meteorology.

Analysis of the amounts and kinds of cloud present over an area, now usually based on satellite images; a map or chart showing the results of such an analysis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > study or science of specific conditions or phenomena > [noun] > study of clouds

nephelognosy1815

nephology1890

nephelology1892

nephanalysis1945

1945 F. A. Berry et al. Handbk. Meteorol. xi. 882 Synoptic studies of clouds (nephanalysis) indicate the possibility of a visual weather analysis based on cloud observations.

1961 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. 31/5 Meanwhile the meteorologists were translating the cloud pictures into diagrammatic meteorological charts, known as ‘nephanalyses’.

1965 Q. Jrnl. Royal Meteorol. Soc. 91 526 The latest Tiros 9 weather satellite is on a polar orbit and facsimile nephanalyses are received twice daily at Bracknell for an area close to or covering the British Isles.

1993 Austral. Meteorol. Mag. 42 7 The distribution of total cloudiness over Australia is examined using data from the United States Air Force 3D Nephanalysis dataset.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nephanalysis
释义	nephanalysisn. Brit. /ˌnɛfəˈnalᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌnɛfəˈnæləsəs/ Inflections: Plural nephanalyses. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek νέϕος , analysis n. Etymology: < ancient Greek νέϕος cloud (see nephology n.) + analysis n. Compare nephsystem n. and earlier nephology n. Meteorology. Analysis of the amounts and kinds of cloud present over an area, now usually based on satellite images; a map or chart showing the results of such an analysis. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > study or science of specific conditions or phenomena > [noun] > study of clouds nephelognosy1815 nephology1890 nephelology1892 nephanalysis1945 1945 F. A. Berry et al. Handbk. Meteorol. xi. 882 Synoptic studies of clouds (nephanalysis) indicate the possibility of a visual weather analysis based on cloud observations. 1961 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. 31/5 Meanwhile the meteorologists were translating the cloud pictures into diagrammatic meteorological charts, known as ‘nephanalyses’. 1965 Q. Jrnl. Royal Meteorol. Soc. 91 526 The latest Tiros 9 weather satellite is on a polar orbit and facsimile nephanalyses are received twice daily at Bracknell for an area close to or covering the British Isles. 1993 Austral. Meteorol. Mag. 42 7 The distribution of total cloudiness over Australia is examined using data from the United States Air Force 3D Nephanalysis dataset. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945
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