Anemometry

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Noun
  1. 1
    Measurement of the direction and velocity of the wind. uncountable, usually

    "For instance, a physical magnitude such as the shear stress on the endothelialmembrane,which is verydifficult to test invitro, canbe easily calculated on real geometries obtained with tri-dimensional algorithms, thanks to the support of modern and noninvasive data acquisition technology (such as nuclear magnetic resonance, digital angiography, axial tomography, and Doppler anemometry)."

  2. 2
    measuring wind speed and direction wordnet

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"For instance, a physical magnitude such as the shear stress on the endothelialmembrane,which is verydifficult to test invitro, canbe easily calculated on real geometries obtained with tri-dimensional algorithms, thanks to the support of modern and noninvasive data acquisition technology (such as nuclear magnetic resonance, digital angiography, axial tomography, and Doppler anemometry)."

Etymology

From anemo- + -metry.

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