Etymology

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Today it means: The branch of meteorology that involves the scientific examination of the various properties and composition of the atmosphere, and their variation Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἁεροσκοπία
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἁεροσκοπία“divination by observing the heavens”
  2. English todayaeroscopy

From Ancient Greek ἁεροσκοπία (haeroskopía, “divination by observing the heavens”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I examine”).

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