nephologyn.

Brit.

/nᵻˈfɒlədʒi/,

/nɛˈfɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/nəˈfɑlədʒi/,

/nɛˈfɑlədʒi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek νέϕος , -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek νέϕος cloud (cognate with Sanskrit nabhas mist, cloud, Hittite nepiš sky, heaven, Old Church Slavonic nebo sky, heaven, Russian nebo sky, heaven, and perhaps Lithuanian debesis cloud, Latvian debess sky, heaven; for the related νεϕέλη , see nephelo- comb. form) + -logy comb. form. Compare slightly earlier nephelological adj. at nephelo- comb. form and slightly later nephelology n. at nephelo- comb. form .

Meteorology. rare.

The scientific study of clouds.

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

1890 Cent. Dict. Nephology, that part of meteorology which treats of clouds.

1894 W. C. Ley Cloudland 201 The fact that there is also a science of Nephology, nascent though this science may be.

1959 R. E. Huschke Gloss. Meteorol. 388 Nephology, the study of clouds.

1998 H. Gavaghan Something New under Sun xiii. 144 By the end of 1959,..leading researchers met in Washington to discuss cloud research, a field known as nephology.

Derivatives

nephoˈlogical adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

nephological1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Nephological, pertaining to nephology; relating to clouds or cloudiness.

neˈphologist n.

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 > one who

nephologist1893

1893 Science 17 Feb. 89/1 On this simple scheme can be founded a more elaborate system for skilled nephologists.

1894 Academy 29 Dec. 560/1 Plain people..settle questions of weather for themselves, and the most advanced nephologists can do little more.

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

单词	nephology
释义	nephologyn. Brit. /nᵻˈfɒlədʒi/, /nɛˈfɒlədʒi/, U.S. /nəˈfɑlədʒi/, /nɛˈfɑlədʒi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek νέϕος , -logy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek νέϕος cloud (cognate with Sanskrit nabhas mist, cloud, Hittite nepiš sky, heaven, Old Church Slavonic nebo sky, heaven, Russian nebo sky, heaven, and perhaps Lithuanian debesis cloud, Latvian debess sky, heaven; for the related νεϕέλη , see nephelo- comb. form) + -logy comb. form. Compare slightly earlier nephelological adj. at nephelo- comb. form and slightly later nephelology n. at nephelo- comb. form . Meteorology. rare. The scientific study of clouds. 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 1890 Cent. Dict. Nephology, that part of meteorology which treats of clouds. 1894 W. C. Ley Cloudland 201 The fact that there is also a science of Nephology, nascent though this science may be. 1959 R. E. Huschke Gloss. Meteorol. 388 Nephology, the study of clouds. 1998 H. Gavaghan Something New under Sun xiii. 144 By the end of 1959,..leading researchers met in Washington to discuss cloud research, a field known as nephology. Derivatives nephoˈlogical adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > study or science of specific conditions or phenomena > [adjective] > relating to study of clouds nephological1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Nephological, pertaining to nephology; relating to clouds or cloudiness. neˈphologist n. 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 > one who nephologist1893 1893 Science 17 Feb. 89/1 On this simple scheme can be founded a more elaborate system for skilled nephologists. 1894 Academy 29 Dec. 560/1 Plain people..settle questions of weather for themselves, and the most advanced nephologists can do little more. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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