Definition that contains orology
- front (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- bar (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
- ceiling (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds
- cyclone (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
- convection (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
- occlusion (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
- climatology meteorology of climates and their phenomena
- anticyclone (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
- weather chart (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
- advection (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties