What does "anemometer" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "anemometer"?

Pronounced //ænɪˈmɒmətə//.

Common synonyms include: wind gauge, accelerometer, anemograph, anemometrograph, anemoscope, cock.

//ænɪˈmɒmətə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Noun

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 sand dunes which protect the railway from the sea at that point."
2
a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind wordnet

"Anemometer is a weather instrument that measures the wind speed."

From anemo- + -meter.

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