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Beaufort scale

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.
Noun
  1. 1
    a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind wordnet
  2. 2
    an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) wordnet

Etymology

Created by Irish hydrographer and British navy officer Francis Beaufort in 1806.

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