anemograph

[uh-nem-uh-graf, -grahf]

noun

1. a recording anemometer.

anemograph

/ əˌnɛməʊˈɡræfɪk, əˈnɛməʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a self-recording anemometer

anemograph

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

Other Word Forms

• anemographic adjective
• anemographically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anemograph¹

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

Example Sentences

A record made by an anemograph.

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Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.

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The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.

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Anemograph, a-nem′ō-graf, n. an instrument for measuring and recording the direction and velocity of the wind.

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Associated words: anemology, anemography, anemometry, Typhon, Æolus, gust, æolian, bellows, cenemograph, anemophilous, fan, blast, æolic, sough, soughing, lee, leeward, windward, anemogram, anemograph. wind, n. flatulence.

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