anemometer

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English

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An anemometer.

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Etymology

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From anemo- +‎ -meter.

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Noun

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anemometer (plural anemometers)

  1. (meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
    • 1952 August, “Wind Velocity Records at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 545:
      An anemometer constructed by the Soil Mechanics Laboratory of the Western Region, British Railways, has been installed at Dawlish Warren, near Exeter, to obtain a record of the velocity (speed and direction) of the wind. This information is used for the study of the effects of wind erosion on the sand dunes which protect the railway from the sea at that point.
    • 2020 December 30, Tim Dunn, “The railway's mechanical marvels”, in RAIL, page 57, photo caption:
      This anemometer was installed by the North Eastern Railway on Staithes Viaduct in 1884, to warn signallers of dangerously high winds.

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Etymology

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Borrowed, possibly from English, French or Latin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aː.neː.moːˈmeː.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: ane‧mo‧me‧ter

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anemometer m (plural anemometers, diminutive anemometertje n)

  1. (meteorology) anemometer, windmeter [from late 18th c.]

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

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anemometer n (definite singular anemometeret or anemometret, indefinite plural anemometer or anemometre, definite plural anemometra or anemometrene)

  1. (meteorology) an anemometer

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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anemometer n (definite singular anemometeret, indefinite plural anemometer, definite plural anemometera)

  1. (meteorology) an anemometer

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