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anemometer

/an-uh-mom-i-ter/US // ˌæn əˈmɒm ɪ tər //UK // (ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtə) //

风速仪,风速表,风速计,风向标

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Meteorology.

    • : any instrument for measuring the speed of wind.

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Examples

  • Now, pole-mounted anemometers measuring wind speed transmit live wind measurements to licensed meteorologists who track when the environment may be unsafe.

  • This oil was used to lubricate the anemometer and other instruments exposed outside.

  • He was also busied with the anemometer, which had broken down and needed a strong start for its second year of usefulness.

  • Anemometer, a-ne-mom′et-ėr, n. an instrument for measuring the velocity or pressure of the wind.

  • The velocity of the wind was ascertained by an anemometer of the best London make.

  • Very early in his investigations Langley thought he received through watching the anemometer a clue to the mystery of flight.