Anemometer

Word ANEMOMETER
Character 10
Hyphenation an e mom e ter
Pronunciations /ænɪˈmɒmətə/

Definitions and meanings of "Anemometer"

What do we mean by anemometer?

An instrument for measuring wind speed. noun

An instrument for indicating the velocity or pressure of the wind; a wind-gage. noun

An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge. noun

An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind noun

A gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind noun

An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.

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The word "anemometer" in example sentences

The actual wind speed is unknown as the anemometer was broken and blown off at the 207 mark; it is estimated that if the equipment would have been able to survive the storm, the true amount would have been higher. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Paula #7: The actual wind speed is unknown as the anemometer was broken and blown off at the 207 mark; ❋ Unknown (2009)

The mileages registered by our anemometer were the mean for a whole hour, neglecting individual gusts, whose velocity much exceeded the average and which were always the potent factors in destructive work. ❋ Douglas Mawson (1920)

And the anemometer, which is still recording data, will stay there at least until warmer weather, he says. ❋ Susan Pigg (2011)

We're going to talk about what kind of anemometer to get because I spent $200 this time and it's for nothing, you know what I mean? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Great difference of opinion exists as to whether on large surfaces the average pressure per sq.ft. is as great as on small surfaces, such as anemometer plates. ❋ Various (N/A)

(I personally recall recording a wind-gust of 70 mph with a hand-held anemometer atop the Atmospheric Sciences building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison). ❋ Jason Samenow (2010)

The closest anemometer, in the town of Diepenbeek, recorded gusts above 50mph and there were reports of large hail and possibly a tornado. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He also developed numerous other instruments, including the manometer, cyanometer, diaphonometer, anemometer and mountain eudiometer, the first electrometer (1766), a device for measuring electric potential by means of attraction or repulsion of charged bodies, and the first hygrometer, utilizing a human hair to measure humidity (1783). ❋ Unknown (2009)

What about the strongest wind ever recorded by a surface anemometer? ❋ Unknown (2011)

This is high praise, considering the TIV 2 has spikes, a photo of some prairie dogs, hydraulic panels, lifts, a swiveling jump seat, an anemometer that measures wind speed, a license plate reading "Do Not Follow During Adverse Weather" and a 92-pound IMAX camera in the back. ❋ Marshall Heyman (2011)

If the anemometer is pegged at sixty, what is the real wind speed? ❋ MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS (2010)

A little way beyond the screen, again, stood the wind-vane and anemometer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One cup and cross anemometer of Professor Mohn's construction, with spare cross. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For measuring the velocity of the wind the expedition had a cup and cross anemometer, which worked excellently the whole time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While I was rowing I would pray for the wind to shift and stare fixedly at my red ensign flag, which had become my makeshift wind indicator since my anemometer had seized up with rust a couple of months previously. ❋ Roz Savage (2009)

He has evidently been out taking the meteorological observations, as he holds the anemometer in one hand. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sonic Anemometer – A new style of anemometer based on using sonics (sound waves) is being tested and evaluated on the summit for measuring wind speeds under adverse conditions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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