anemograph

American  

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

noun

1. a recording anemometer.

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anemograph British  

/ əˈnɛməʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a self-recording anemometer

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anemograph Scientific  

/ ə-nĕm′ə-grăf′ /

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

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Other Word Forms

• anemographic
  adjective
• anemographically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of anemograph

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

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Example Sentences

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anemograph

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

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson

Madigan was thrown over and had a hard fall on his arm, smashing a bottle of the special ink which was used for the anemograph pen.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson

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

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson

However, the anemograph several times discharged a continuous stream of sparks into Madigan's fingers while he was changing the records.

From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Sir Douglas Mawson

Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

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