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-anemometer-
[pronounced an-uh-mom-i-ter]
n.
1) Any instrument for measuring the speed of wind.
2) Also called a wind gauge, an instrument for recording the speed and often the direction of winds.
3) An anemometer measures the rate of movement of a fluid.
Types of Anemometers
The most basic type of anemometer consists of a series of cups mounted at the end of arms that rotate in the wind. The speed which the cups rotate indicates the wind speed. Other anemometers include the pressure-tube anemometer, which uses the pressure generated by the wind to measure its speed, and the hot-wire anemometer, which uses the rate at which heat from a hot wire is transferred to the surrounding air to measure wind speed.
Word Origin
The word anemometer first originated from the Greek word anemos, meaning "wind," around 1740.
