atmology

English

Etymology

From atmo- +‎ -logy.

Noun

atmology (uncountable)

1. The branch of science dealing with the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapour.
   • 1837, William Whewell, History of the Inductive Sciences:

     it is useful for our purpose to consider separately those portions of Meteorology which have reference to the laws of aqueous vapor , and these we may include under the term Atmology

Derived terms

• atmological
• atmologist

 

References

“atmology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.