The science which treats of the atmosphere and its
phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its
winds, storms, etc.
1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest. "The violence of a partisan." Macaulay. Both sides had their partisans in the colony. Jefferson. 2. (Mil.) (a) The commander of a ...