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Meaning of Anemometer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ænɪˈmɒmətə

Definitions

An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.

Equivalents

Български анемометър
Bosanski vjetromjer
Català anemòmetre
Čeština anemometr větroměr
Deutsch Windmesser
Ελληνικά ανεμόμετρο
Español anemómetro
Français anémomètre
Gaeilge ainéimiméadar
Hrvatski vjetromjer
Հայերեն հողմաչափ
Italiano anemometro
日本語 風力計 風速計
Македонски ветромер
Bahasa Melayu anemometer
Português anemómetro
Српски vjetromjer

Examples

“An anemometer constructed by the Soil Mechanics Laboratory of the Western Region, British Railways, has been installed at Dawlish Warren, near Exeter, to obtain a record of the velocity (speed and direction) of the wind. This information is used for the study of the effects of wind erosion on the sand dunes which protect the railway from the sea at that point.”
“This anemometer was installed by the North Eastern Railway on Staithes Viaduct in 1884, to warn signallers of dangerously high winds.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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