anemograph

American

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

noun

a recording anemometer.

anemograph British

/ əˌnɛməʊˈɡræfɪk, əˈnɛməʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

a self-recording anemometer

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anemograph Scientific

/ ə-nĕm′ə-grăf′ /

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

Other Word Forms

anemographic adjective
anemographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of anemograph

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

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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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