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anemometre

anemometre is the alternative form of anemometer.

Meaning of anemometer

Noun

anemometer (plural anemometers)

  1. An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
    • 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...1952 August, “Wind Velocity Records at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 545
    Synonyms:
    windmeter, wind-gauge

Forms of anemometre

pluralanemometres

Origin of anemometre

From anemo- + -metre.

Questions about anemometre

What is anemometre the alternative form of?
Anemometre is the alternative form of anemometer.

Words near anemometre in the dictionary

  1. anemologic
  2. anemological
  3. anemology
  4. anemometer
  5. anemometers
  6. anemometre
  7. anemometres
  8. anemometric
  9. anemometrical
  10. anemometrically
  11. anemometries

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