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单词 wind rose
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wind rose

[ wind ]
/ wɪnd /

noun

a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions.
a diagram showing the relation of wind direction to other weather conditions at a given location.

Origin of wind rose

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby wind rose

windproof, wind pump, Wind River, Wind River Range, windrode, wind rose, windrow, windrower, wind sail, wind scale, wind scorpion
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Example sentences from the Web for wind rose

  • The wind-rose for the entire period of observation (Fig. 104) clearly expresses this fact.

    The Andes of Southern Peru|Isaiah Bowman
  • To the ceiling of the observing room there is affixed a wind-rose, R, on which the arrow reproduces all the motions of the vane.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wind rose

wind rose
/ (wɪnd) /

noun

a diagram with radiating lines showing the frequency and strength of winds from each direction affecting a specific place
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