atmology

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English

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Etymology

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From atmo- +‎ -logy.

Noun

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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

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References

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