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)
- 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.
Synonyms
- meteorologic (less common)
Derived terms
Translations
relating to meteorology
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