phenology

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/ˌfɛnˈɒlədʒi//fəˈnɒlədʒi//fiˈnɒlədʒi/

noun

The study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena.

OriginAncient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos ← Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos →
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Meanings

nounphenology (uncountable)

alternative phænology

  1. uncountablebiologyThe study of the effect of climate on periodic biological phenomena.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  4. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  5. Frenchphéno-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  8. Frenchphényle
  9. Englishphenyl
  10. Englishpheno-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  14. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  15. Englishphenology

From pheno- + -ology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 物候學 /物候学
  • 物候學 /物候学 (wùhòuxué)study of the effect of climate
Czech fenologie
  • fenologiestudy of the effect of climate
Danish fænologi
  • fænologistudy of the effect of climate
Finnish fenologia
  • fenologiastudy of the effect of climate
French phénologie
  • phénologiestudy of the effect of climate
Italian fenologia
  • fenologiastudy of the effect of climate
Norwegian Bokmål fenologi
  • fenologistudy of the effect of climate
Persian پدیدهشناسی
  • پدیدهشناسی (padidešenāsi)study of the effect of climate
Polish fenologia
  • fenologiastudy of the effect of climate
Portuguese fenologia
  • fenologiastudy of the effect of climate
Turkish belirti bilimi
  • belirti bilimistudy of the effect of climate
Welsh ffenoleg
  • ffenolegstudy of the effect of climate

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with phenology

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Sounds the same

phonology (one pronunciation)

Anagrams

nephology
Cite this entry
APA

phenology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenology

MLA

“phenology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenology. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenology,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenology.

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