anemometry
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an·e·mom·e·try
(ăn′ə-mŏm′ĭ-trē)n.
Measurement of wind force and velocity.
an′e·mo·met′ri·cal (-mə-mĕt′rĭ-kəl) adj.
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anemometry
(ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtrɪ)n
(Physical Geography) meteorol the technique of measuring wind speed and direction
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anemometry
the measurement of wind speed and direction, often by an anemometrograph. — anemometric, anemometrical, adj.
See also: Wind-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | anemometry - measuring wind speed and direction measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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