Coniology

Coniology

Coniology or koniology (from Greek κόνις, konis or κονίᾱ, koniā, "dust"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study of atmospheric dust and its effects. Samples of dust are often collected by a device called coniometer.


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  • coniology — co·ni·ol·o·gy (ko ne olґə je) [conio + logy] the scientific study of dust and its influence and its effects on plant and animal life …   Medical dictionary

  • coniology — n. study of things carried through the air (as in pollen and bacteria) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • coniology — variant of koniology …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of sciences ending in -logy — The sciences in the following list have names formed with the suffix logy . Words ending in logy which are not sciences can be found in the list of non sciences ending in logy. A*Acarology, the study of ticks and mites *Actinobiology, the study… …   Wikipedia

  • koniology — ko·ni·ol·o·gy (ko″ne olґə je) coniology …   Medical dictionary

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