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Now, totally off-topic, but related- Why is a meteorologist called as such? I mean, "meteor" means, well an meteor - " A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that has entered the Earth's atmosphere." Sauce: [ link to en.wikipedia.org] and the meaning of "ologist" - " One who studies a subject" Sauce: [ link to en.wiktionary.org] Then how to you get this, "meteorologist" - " A meteorologist is an individual with specialized education who uses scientific principles to explain, understand, observe or forecast the earth's atmospheric phenomena and/or how the atmosphere affects the earth and life on the planet." Special Sauce: [ link to weather.about.com] Quoting: 2012Portal The word 'meteor' used to mean any atmospheric phenomenon - and there were different classes of 'meteors' Rain and snow, for example, were 'aqueous meteors' Rainbows, sundogs, etc. were 'luminous meteors' And IIRC, shooting-star meteors were originally known as 'igneous meteors' Quoting: Karlos Thank you Karlos! Very interesting, in and of itself!
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