anemoscope

[uh-nem-uh-skohp]

a·nem·o·scope

[uh-nem-uh-skohp]
noun Meteorology.
any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.

Origin:
1700–10; anemo- + -scope
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Anemoscope is always a great word to know.
So is pressure gradient. Does it mean:
an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downpour
the change in atmospheric pressure per unit of horizontal distance in the direction in which pressure changes most rapidly
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anemoscope (əˈnɛməˌskəʊp)
 
n
meteorol any device that shows the presence and direction of a wind

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