climatology
(klaɪməˈtɒlədʒɪ)
[f. Gr. κλιµατ- stem of κλίµα (see climate, clime) + -λογία discourse: see -logy.]
That branch of physical science which deals with climate, and investigates climatic conditions. (Sometimes used for the conditions themselves as a subject of observation.)
| 1843 Year-bk. Facts 247 On Botanical Climatology. 1860 Maury Phys. Geog. Sea ix. §437 In the system of oceanic climatology, circulation, and stability. 1876 tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 71 A new science, Medical Geography, has sprung from climatology. |