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anemometer|ænɪˈmɒmɪtə(r)|
[f. Gr. ἄνεµος wind + -ometer; cf. barometer.]
1. An instrument for measuring the force of the wind; a wind-gauge.
1727–51Chambers Cycl., Anemometer, a machine where-with to measure the strength of the wind. 1818Art of Preserv. Feet 36 They act as living..anemometers to ascertain the direction of the wind, especially when it is easterly. 1838in Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. I. 3 Drawings of a self-registering anemometer. 1860Maury Phys. Geog. Sea ii. §88 The sea-weed..serves the mariner as a sort of marine anemometer.
2. An apparatus for indicating the wind-pressure in an organ.
1876J. Hiles Catech. Organ viii. (1878) 55 A wind-gauge, or anemometer..is a small curved glass tube into which a little water is poured, and it is then placed in one of the pipe holes on the sound board. |