physical meteorology

noun phrase
[L1357828]

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Forms

  • singular : physical meteorology
  • plural : physical meteorologies

Senses

  • subfield of meteorology generally restricted to that part of meteorology not explicitly devoted to atmospheric motions; usually deals with optical, electrical, acoustic, and thermodynamic phenomena of the troposphere, its chemical composition, the laws of radiation, and the physics of clouds and precipitation