anemometer
any instrument for measuring the speed of wind.
Origin of anemometer
1Other words from anemometer
- an·e·mo·met·ric [an-uh-moh-me-trik], /ˌæn ə moʊˈmɛ trɪk/, an·e·mo·met·ri·cal, adjective
- an·e·mo·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use anemometer in a sentence
Anemometers, or instruments for measuring the power or force of the wind, have also been contrived of various kinds.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume II (of 2) | Johann BeckmanThere were a number of earlier self-registering anemometers, but no evidence of their extended use.
The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments | Robert P. MulthaufThe ventilator was placed below, and luted at the points of contact, and anemometers were suspended before the aperture.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) | William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for anemometer
/ (ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtə) /
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
[ 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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