noun
an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather
• Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal agency, ↑government agency, ↑bureau, ↑office, ↑authority
• Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Commerce, ↑Commerce Department, ↑Commerce, ↑DoC
• Part Meronyms: ↑National Climatic Data Center, ↑NCDC, ↑National Weather Service
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NOAA «NOH uh», noun.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (of the United States): »
Specifically, NOAA will be concerned with determining atmospheric conditions that make for pollution, the effects of pollution on weather, and contaminants in fish (Science News).
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abbr. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Useful english dictionary. 2012.