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paleoclimatology


pa·leo·cli·ma·tol·o·gy

noun
\ˌpā-lē-ō-ˌklī-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē, especially British ˌpa-\

Definition of PALEOCLIMATOLOGY

: a science dealing with the climate of past ages
pa·leo·cli·ma·tol·o·gist \-jist\ noun

Origin of PALEOCLIMATOLOGY

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1909

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