Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meteorological

/ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: me-te-o-ro-lo-gi-cal
IPA: /ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to meteorology.

Example Sentences

"The trip was postponed because the meteorological conditions were so bad."
"But from time to time, June throws up a curveball, in the shape of unusual and hard to predict meteorological events."

Etymology

Etymology tree English meteorology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/
British English: /ˌmiːtɪəɹəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkl̩/

Derived Forms

agrometeorological astrometeorological biometeorological hydrometeorological mesometeorological meteorologically meteotsunami micrometeorological nonmeteorological radarmeteorological unmeteorological

Phrases

meteorological bomb meteorological station

Synonyms

meteorologic meteoric

Rhymes With

biological psychological logical technological geological ecological theological ideological archaeological physiological neurological chronological

Questions

How do you pronounce meteorological?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmitiəɹəˈlɑd͡ʒɪkl̩/.
What does meteorological mean?: Of or pertaining to meteorology.
Where does meteorological come from?: Etymology tree English meteorology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? 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.

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