anemometry

[ an-uh-mom-i-tree ]

/ ˌæn əˈmɒm ɪ tri /

noun Meteorology.

the science of measuring the speed of wind.

Nearby words

anemograph, anemography, anemological, anemology, anemometer, anemometry, anemone, anemone fish, anemophilous, anemophobia, anemoscope

Origin of anemometry

First recorded in 1840–50; anemo- + -metry

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British Dictionary definitions for anemometry

anemometry

/ (ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

meteorol the technique of measuring wind speed and direction

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