anemometry

[an-uh-mom-i-tree]

noun

Meteorology.

1. the science of measuring the speed of wind.

anemometry

/ ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtrɪ /

noun

1. meteorol the technique of measuring wind speed and direction

Word History and Origins

Origin of anemometry¹

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

Example Sentences

Of or pertaining to anemometry.

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If it blows horizontally over the open end of a vertical tube it causes a decrease of pressure, but this fact is not of any practical use in anemometry, because the magnitude of the decrease depends on the wind striking the tube exactly at right angles to its axis, the most trifling departure from the true direction causing great variations in the magnitude.

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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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