anemometer

[ an-uh-mom-i-ter ]

/ ˌæn əˈmɒm ɪ tər /

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noun Meteorology.

any instrument for measuring the speed of wind.

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Origin of anemometer

First recorded in 1720–30; anemo- + -meter

OTHER WORDS FROM anemometer

an·e·mo·met·ric

[an-uh-moh-me-trik], /ˌæn ə moʊˈmɛ trɪk/, an·e·mo·met·ri·cal, adjectivean·e·mo·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby anemometer

anemochory, anemogram, anemograph, anemography, anemology, anemometer, anemometry, anemone, anemone fish, anemophilous, anemoscope

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How to use anemometer in a sentence

Now, pole-mounted anemometers measuring wind speed transmit live wind measurements to licensed meteorologists who track when the environment may be unsafe.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has one star that always rises to the top|Erik Olsen|November 25, 2020|Popular-Science
This oil was used to lubricate the anemometer and other instruments exposed outside.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
He was also busied with the anemometer, which had broken down and needed a strong start for its second year of usefulness.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Anemometer, a-ne-mom′et-ėr, n. an instrument for measuring the velocity or pressure of the wind.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

The velocity of the wind was ascertained by an anemometer of the best London make.
Artificial and Natural Flight|Hiram S. Maxim
Very early in his investigations Langley thought he received through watching the anemometer a clue to the mystery of flight.
An Introduction to the History of Science|Walter Libby

British Dictionary definitions for anemometer

anemometer

/ (ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtə) /

noun

Also called: wind gauge an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds

any instrument that measures the rate of movement of a fluid

Derived forms of anemometer

anemometric (ˌænɪməʊˈmɛtrɪk) or anemometrical, adjective

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Scientific definitions for anemometer

anemometer

[ ăn′ə-mŏm′ĭ-tər ]

An instrument that measures the speed of the wind or of another flowing fluid. The most basic type of anemometer consists of a series of cups mounted at the end of arms that rotate in the wind. The speed with which the cups rotate indicates the wind speed. In this form, the anemometer also indicates the direction of the wind.♦ Other anemometers include the pressure-tube anemometer, which uses the pressure generated by the wind to measure its speed, and the hot-wire anemometer, which uses the rate at which heat from a hot wire is transferred to the surrounding air to measure wind speed.

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