meteorological

English

Etymology

From meteorology +‎ -ical.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmiːtɪəɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: me‧te‧o‧ro‧lo‧gi‧cal

Adjective

meteorological (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to meteorology.
    The trip was postponed because the meteorological conditions were so bad.
    • 2017 June 13, Stephen Moss, “June likes to throw a curveball now and again”, in The Guardian[1], archived from the original on 27 February 2018:
      But from time to time, June throws up a curveball, in the shape of unusual and hard to predict meteorological events.

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