Hypernym

noun

an administrative unit of government

Part_meronym

Department of Commerce 1

noun

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

National Climatic Data Center 1

noun

the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data

National Weather Service 1

noun

the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 1

noundomain: group

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

NOAA 1

Part_holonym

Department of Commerce 1

noun

the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

National Climatic Data Center 1

noun

the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data

National Weather Service 1

noun

the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps

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