English > National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonym | NOAA |
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| Part of | Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, Commerce, DoC | The United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office) |
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| Parts | National Climatic Data Center, NCDC | The part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data |
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| National Weather Service | The federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible / responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps |
| Broader | agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority | An administrative unit of government |
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| Spanish | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
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