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anemoscope

[ uh-nem-uh-skohp ]

noun

, Meteorology.
  1. any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.


anemoscope

/ əˈnɛməˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. meteorol any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anemoscope1

First recorded in 1700–10; anemo- + -scope
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Example Sentences

Anemoscope, or Portable Wind Vane for travellers, with compass, bar needle, &c., shows the direct course of the wind to half a point of the compass.

They often become, too, an anemoscope, pointing out the direction of the wind, while the petrified surface shows us just how many drops fell, quite as accurately as the most delicate pluviameter.

He invented the anemoscope and the air-balance, and being thus enabled to weight the air and note the changes that preceded storms and calms, he was able still further to dumfound his wondering fellow-Magde-burgers by more or less accurate predictions about the weather.

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