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anemosis

anemosis noun: a shake in timber caused by high winds.

Noun

anemosis (uncountable)

  1. A shake in timber caused by high winds.
    Synonyms:
    windshake

Synonyms of anemosis

Origin of anemosis

From anemo- + -osis.

Questions about anemosis

What does anemosis mean?
Anemosis means a shake in timber caused by high winds.
What part of speech is anemosis?
Anemosis is a noun.

Words near anemosis in the dictionary

  1. anemoscope
  2. anemoscopes
  3. anemoscopy
  4. anemoside
  5. anemosides
  6. anemosis
  7. anemotactic
  8. anemotactically
  9. anemotaxis
  10. anemotropic
  11. anemotropism

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