Beaufort scale
/ˈbəʊ.fərt ˌskɛɪl/
Beaufort scale proper noun: an empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.
Proper noun
Beaufort scale
Beaufort scale meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese
Beaufort scale in Tamil
- பியூஃபோர்ட் அளவுகோல்
Beaufort scale in Arabic
- measure for the intensity of the wind
- مقياس بوفورت miqyās bufurt
Beaufort scale in Vietnamese
- measure for the intensity of the wind
- thang sức gió Beaufort
Synonyms of Beaufort scale
- Beaufort wind force scale
Origin of Beaufort scale
Created by Irish hydrographer and British navy officer Francis Beaufort in 1806.
Questions about Beaufort scale
- What does Beaufort scale mean?
- Beaufort scale means an empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.
- What is Beaufort scale in Tamil?
- Beaufort scale in Tamil is பியூஃபோர்ட் அளவுகோல். See Beaufort scale meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Beaufort scale?
- Beaufort scale is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Beaufort scale?
- Beaufort scale is pronounced /ˈbəʊ.fərt ˌskɛɪl/.
Words near Beaufort scale in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Beaufort scale (page history and authors); beaufort scale (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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