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anemometer

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an⋅e⋅mom⋅e⋅ter

[an-uh-mom-i-ter]
–noun Meteorology.
any instrument for measuring the speed of wind.

Origin:
1720–30; anemo- + -meter


an⋅e⋅mo⋅met⋅ric [an-uh-moh-me-trik] , an⋅e⋅mo⋅met⋅ri⋅cal, adjective
an⋅e⋅mo⋅met⋅ri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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an·e·mom·e·ter   (ān'ə-mŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument for measuring wind force and velocity.
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