meteorologico

meteorological; weather-related

adjective meh-teh-oh-roh-LOH-jee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Meteorologico is the formal/technical adjective from meteorologia. In everyday speech Italians more often say del tempo or atmosferico, but meteorologico appears frequently in news contexts: il bollettino meteorologico ('the weather bulletin'). The feminine form is meteorologica, plural meteorologici/meteorologiche.

Examples

"Le previsioni meteorologiche indicano pioggia."

Natural Translation

The weather forecast indicates rain.

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