anemometer
English

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