fu·tur·ol·o·gy

(fyo͞o′chə-rŏl′ə-jē)

The study or forecasting of potential developments, as in science, technology, and society, using current conditions and trends as a point of departure.

fu′tur·o·log′i·cal (fyo͞o′chər-ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.

fu′tu·rol′o·gist n.

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fu•tur•ol•o•gist

(ˌfyu tʃəˈrɒl ə dʒɪst)
n.

a practitioner of futurology.

Translations

futurologo

futurologist

[ˌfjuːtʃərˈɒlədʒɪst] N → futurólogo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

futurologist

[ˌfjuːtʃərˈɒlədʒɪst] n → futurologo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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