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nephoscope

[nef-uh-skohp]

noun

an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.

Origin:
1880–85; nepho- + -scope

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nephoscope (ˈnɛfəˌskəʊp)

—n
	an instrument for measuring the altitude, velocity, and direction of movement of clouds

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