anemometer
English
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edit- anemometre (nonstandard)
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edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænɪˈmɒmətə/, /ænɪˈmɒmɪtə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ænɪˈmɑmətɚ/
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Noun
editanemometer (plural anemometers)
- (meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
- 1952 August, “Wind Velocity Records at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 545:
- An anemometer constructed by the Soil Mechanics Laboratory of the Western Region, British Railways, has been installed at Dawlish Warren, near Exeter, to obtain a record of the velocity (speed and direction) of the wind. This information is used for the study of the effects of wind erosion on the sand dunes which protect the railway from the sea at that point.
- 2020 December 30, Tim Dunn, “The railway's mechanical marvels”, in RAIL, page 57, photo caption:
- This anemometer was installed by the North Eastern Railway on Staithes Viaduct in 1884, to warn signallers of dangerously high winds.
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editan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
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edit- anemometer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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editanemometer m (plural anemometers, diminutive anemometertje n)
- (meteorology) anemometer, windmeter [from late 18th c.]
Norwegian Bokmål
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editanemometer n (definite singular anemometeret or anemometret, indefinite plural anemometer or anemometre, definite plural anemometra or anemometrene)
- (meteorology) an anemometer
References
edit- “anemometer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editanemometer n (definite singular anemometeret, indefinite plural anemometer, definite plural anemometera)
- (meteorology) an anemometer
References
edit- “anemometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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