adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌmiːtɪəɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/
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CMU ARPABET:M IY2 T IY0 AO2 R AH0 L AA1 JH IH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to meteorology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The trip was postponed because the meteorological conditions were so bad.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
meteorological factors
meteorological chart
meteoric (or meteorological) phenomena
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: meteorologic, meteoric
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English meteorology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English meteorological From meteorology + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
օդերեւութաբանական
(ōderewutʻabanakan)
— relating to meteorology
Catalan:
meteorològic
— relating to meteorology
Chinese Mandarin:
氣象學的 /气象学的
(qìxiàngxuéde)
— relating to meteorology
Czech:
meteorologický
— relating to meteorology
Dutch:
meteorologisch
— relating to meteorology
Dutch:
meteorologische
— relating to meteorology
Dutch:
weerkundig
— relating to meteorology
Dutch:
weerkundige
— relating to meteorology
Finnish:
meteorologinen
— relating to meteorology
French:
météorologique
— relating to meteorology
Galician:
meteorolóxico
— relating to meteorology
German:
Wetter-
— relating to meteorology
German:
meteorologisch
— relating to meteorology
Hebrew:
מטאורולוגי
(mete'orológi)
— relating to meteorology
Italian:
meteorologico
— relating to meteorology
Kazakh:
метеорологиялық
(meteorologiälyq)
— relating to meteorology
Norwegian Bokmål:
meteorologisk
— relating to meteorology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
meteorologisk
— relating to meteorology
Polish:
meteorologiczny
— relating to meteorology
Portuguese:
meteorológico
— relating to meteorology
Romanian:
meteorologic
— relating to meteorology
Russian:
метеорологи́ческий
(meteorologíčeskij)
— relating to meteorology
