Meanings
nounStevenson screen (plural Stevenson screens)
plural Stevenson screens
- climatologyA standardized shelter that holds meteorological instruments and protects them from directly being influenced by wind, sunlight and rain.
Origin
Designed by Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887), British civil engineer.
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Stevenson screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stevenson%20screen
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“Stevenson screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stevenson%20screen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stevenson screen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stevenson%20screen.
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