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meteorological lexicon

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A poetic vocabulary drawn from meteorological phenomena—storms, winds, clouds—to evoke mood, atmosphere, or emotional turbulence.

Detailed Definition
Meteorological lexicon employs weather-related vocabulary—clouds, storms, humidity—not just descriptively but symbolically or structurally, using atmospheric conditions to mirror emotional or thematic states; such diction appears in Romantic odes and climate-conscious contemporary poetry.
Example
Example in poetry:
Shelley's 'Ode to the West Wind' frequently employs words like 'tempest,' 'vapor,' 'cloud,' 'shower,' 'wind,' 'azure,' and 'sky'; A sonnet heavily reliant on terms related to frost, snow, and bleakness: 'rime,' 'sleet,' 'hoar-frost,' 'blizzard,' 'chill,' 'icicle'; A lyric describing a summer day using only terms like 'scorch,' 'drought,' 'haze,' 'dew point,' 'muggy,' and 'sun-baked'; A poem where a personal mood is set entirely by a list of meteorological lexicon: 'Low pressure. Squall. Isobar. Advection fog.'
Additional Notes
Vocabulary, terms, and imagery specifically relating to weather, climate, and atmospheric phenomena; used to set a mood, mirror emotional states, or explore the natural world.
Also Known As
Weather lexicon poetic meteorology sky vocabulary Climatological diction
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