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 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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