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anemograph

[ uh-nem-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ əˈnɛm əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun

a recording anemometer.

Words related to anemograph

anemometer, windsock

Words nearby anemograph

anemo-, anemochore, anemochorous, anemochory, anemogram, anemograph, anemography, anemology, anemometer, anemometry, anemone

Origin of anemograph

First recorded in 1860–65; anemo- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM anemograph

a·nem·o·graph·ic [uh-nem-uh-graf-ik] /əˌnɛm əˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivea·nem·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for anemograph

  • The hut is towards the left-hand side and the anemograph is on the hill.

    The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

  • In a seventy-five-mile wind, Hodgeman had several fingers frost-bitten this morning while attending to the anemograph.

    The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

  • The anemograph screen was blown over and smashed beyond all repair.

    The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for anemograph

anemograph
/ (əˈnɛməʊˌɡrɑːf) /

noun

a self-recording anemometer

Derived forms of anemograph

anemographic (əˌnɛməʊˈɡræfɪk), adjectiveanemographically, adverb
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for anemograph

anemograph
[ ə-nĕm′ə-grăf′ ]

An anemometer that uses a recording device to document wind speed and direction continuously.
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