anemometer
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- anemometre (nonstandard)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ænɪˈmɒmətə/, /ænɪˈmɒmɪtə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ænɪˈmɑmətɚ/
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Noun[edit]
anemometer (plural anemometers)
- (meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
- 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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Translations[edit]
an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
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Further reading[edit]
- anemometer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed, possibly from English, French or Latin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
anemometer m (plural anemometers, diminutive anemometertje n)
- (meteorology) anemometer, windmeter [from late 18th c.]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
anemometer n (definite singular anemometeret or anemometret, indefinite plural anemometer or anemometre, definite plural anemometra or anemometrene)
- (meteorology) an anemometer
References[edit]
- “anemometer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
anemometer n (definite singular anemometeret, indefinite plural anemometer, definite plural anemometera)
- (meteorology) an anemometer
References[edit]
- “anemometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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