Meanings
plural anemometers · alternative anemometre
- climatologyAn instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
This anemometer was installed by the North Eastern Railway on Staithes Viaduct in 1884, to warn signallers of dangerously high winds.
2020 December 30, Tim Dunn, “The railway's mechanical marvels”, in RAIL, page 57, photo caption1 more example
An anemometer constructed by the Soil Mechanics Laboratory of the Western Region, British Railways, has been installed at Dawlish Warren, near Exeter, to obtain a record of the velocity (speed and direction) of the wind. This information is used for the study of the effects of wind erosion on the sand dunes which protect the railway from the sea at that point.
1952 August, “Wind Velocity Records at Dawlish”, in Railway Magazine, page 545Synonyms: windmeter, wind-gauge
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.
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Origin
Translations
Arabic مِرْيَاح
- مِرْيَاح (miryāḥ)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Brazilian Portuguese anemômetro
- anemômetroan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Bulgarian анемоме́тър
- анемоме́тър (anemométăr)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Catalan anemòmetre
- anemòmetrean instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Chinese Mandarin 風速計 /风速计, 風速表 /风速表
- 風速計 /风速计 (fēngsùjì)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- 風速表 /风速表 (fēngsùbiǎo)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- 風力計 /风力计 (fēnglìjì)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Dutch anemometer, windmeter
- anemometeran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- windmeteran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- windkrachtmeteran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
European Portuguese anemómetro
- anemómetroan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Finnish tuulimittari
- tuulimittarian instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
French anémomètre
- anémomètrean instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
German Windmesser
- Windmesseran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Greek ανεμόμετρο
- ανεμόμετρο (anemómetro)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Icelandic vindmælir
- vindmæliran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Irish ainéimiméadar
- ainéimiméadaran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Italian anemometro
- anemometroan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Japanese 風速計, 風力計
- 風速計 (fūsokukei)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- 風力計 (fūryokukei)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Malay anemometer
- anemometeran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Māori ine-terehau
- ine-terehauan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Norwegian anemometer, skålanemometer
- anemometeran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- skålanemometeran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Polish anemometr, wiatromierz
- anemometran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- wiatromierzan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Russian анемо́метр, ветроме́р
- анемо́метр (anemómetr)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- ветроме́р (vetromér)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Spanish anemómetro
- anemómetroan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Tagalog simuysukat
- simuysukatan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Turkish anemometre, rüzgâr ölçer
- anemometrean instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- rüzgâr ölçeran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
- yel ölçeran instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Ukrainian анемо́метр
- анемо́метр (anemómetr)an instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Vietnamese máy đo gió
- máy đo gióan instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind
Cite this entry
anemometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemometer
“anemometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anemometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemometer.
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