wind rose
[wind]
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noun
a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions.
a diagram showing the relation of wind direction to other weather conditions at a given location.
Origin of wind rose
First recorded in 1590–1600
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The wind-rose for the entire period of observation (Fig. 104) clearly expresses this fact.
The Andes of Southern PeruIsaiah Bowman
To the ceiling of the observing room there is affixed a wind-rose, R, on which the arrow reproduces all the motions of the vane.
wind rose
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