Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.
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Beaufort wind force scale
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nounan international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
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Origin
Created by Irish hydrographer and British navy officer Francis Beaufort in 1806.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مقياس بوفورت
- مقياس بوفورت (miqyās bufurt)measure for the intensity of the wind
Basque Beaufort eskala
- Beaufort eskalameasure for the intensity of the wind
Bulgarian скала Бофортова
- скала Бофортова (skala Bofortova)measure for the intensity of the wind
Catalan escala de Beaufort
- escala de Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Chinese Mandarin 蒲福氏風級 /蒲福氏风级
- 蒲福氏風級 /蒲福氏风级 (púfúshìfēngjí)measure for the intensity of the wind
Czech Beaufortova stupnice
- Beaufortova stupnicemeasure for the intensity of the wind
Danish Beaufort-skalaen
- Beaufort-skalaenmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Dutch schaal van Beaufort
- schaal van Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Esperanto Boforta skalo
- Boforta skalomeasure for the intensity of the wind
Estonian Beauforti skaala
- Beauforti skaalameasure for the intensity of the wind
Finnish Beaufortin asteikko, boforiasteikko
- Beaufortin asteikkomeasure for the intensity of the wind
- boforiasteikkomeasure for the intensity of the wind
French échelle de Beaufort
- échelle de Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
German Beaufortskala
- Beaufortskalameasure for the intensity of the wind
Greek κλίμακα Μποφόρ
- κλίμακα Μποφόρ (klímaka Bofór)measure for the intensity of the wind
Hebrew סולם בופורט
- סולם בופורט (sulam Bofort)measure for the intensity of the wind
Hungarian Beaufort-skála
- Beaufort-skálameasure for the intensity of the wind
Icelandic Beaufort-kvarðinn
- Beaufort-kvarðinnmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Italian scala di Beaufort
- scala di Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Japanese ビューフォート風力階級
- ビューフォート風力階級 (Byūfōto fūryoku kaikyū)measure for the intensity of the wind
Korean 보퍼트 풍력 계급
- 보퍼트 풍력 계급 (bopeoteu pungnyeok gyegeup)measure for the intensity of the wind
Latvian Boforta skala
- Boforta skalameasure for the intensity of the wind
Lithuanian Boforto skalė
- Boforto skalėmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Norwegian Bokmål beaufortskala
- beaufortskalameasure for the intensity of the wind
Polish skala Beauforta
- skala Beaufortameasure for the intensity of the wind
Portuguese escala de Beaufort
- escala de Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Romanian scala Beaufort, scala de vânt Beaufort
- scala Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
- scala de vânt Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Russian шкала́ Бофо́рта
- шкала́ Бофо́рта (škalá Bofórta)measure for the intensity of the wind
Slovak Beaufortova stupnica
- Beaufortova stupnicameasure for the intensity of the wind
Spanish escala de Beaufort
- escala de Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Swedish Beauforts skala, Beaufortskalan
- Beauforts skalameasure for the intensity of the wind
- Beaufortskalanmeasure for the intensity of the wind
Turkish Beaufort rüzgâr skalası
- Beaufort rüzgâr skalasımeasure for the intensity of the wind
Ukrainian шкала́ Бофо́рта
- шкала́ Бофо́рта (škalá Bofórta)measure for the intensity of the wind
Vietnamese thang sức gió Beaufort
- thang sức gió Beaufortmeasure for the intensity of the wind
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APA
Beaufort scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort%20scale
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“Beaufort scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort%20scale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beaufort scale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort%20scale.
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