"nephology" meaning in English

See nephology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɪˈfɒləd͡ʒi/
Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Etymology: From Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos, “cloud”) + -logy. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|νέφος||cloud}} Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos, “cloud”), {{suffix|en||logy}} + -logy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nephology (uncountable)
  1. (meteorology) The branch of meteorology that studies clouds. Wikipedia link: nephology Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Meteorology Translations (branch of meteorology): наука за облаците (nauka za oblacite) (Bulgarian), wolkenkunde [feminine] (Dutch), nefologie [feminine] (Dutch), nefologia (Finnish), Nephologie (German), Wolkenkunde [feminine] (German), νεφολογία (nefología) [feminine] (Greek), skýjafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), nefologia [feminine] (Italian), nefología [feminine] (Spanish)

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