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anemoscope

American

[uh-nem-uh-skohp] / əˈnɛm əˌskoʊp /

noun

Meteorology.

any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.

anemoscope British

/ əˈnɛməˌskəʊp /

noun

meteorol any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind

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Etymology

Origin of anemoscope

First recorded in 1700–10; anemo- + -scope

Example Sentences

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They often become, too, an anemoscope, pointing out the direction of the wind, while the petrified surface shows us just how many drops fell, quite as accurately as the most delicate pluviameter.

From The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences by Hitchcock, Edward

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