anemograph

American  

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

noun

1. a recording anemometer.

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anemograph British  

/ əˌnɛməʊˈɡræfɪk, 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

Etymology

Origin of anemograph

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

Example Sentences

Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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 Mawson, Douglas, Sir

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 Mawson, Douglas, Sir

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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 Mawson, Douglas, Sir