Meanings
nounanemoscope (plural anemoscopes)
plural anemoscopes
- An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane or weathercock.
- especiallyhistoricalA device consisting of a vane above, connected to the inside of a building with a dial or index to show the wind direction.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂enh₁mos
- Proto-Hellenic*ánemos
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́νεμος (ắnemos)
- Englishanemo-
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishanemoscope
Translations
Bulgarian анемоско́п
- анемоско́п (anemoskóp)an instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Catalan anemoscopi
- anemoscopian instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Finnish anemoskooppi
- anemoskooppian instrument that shows the direction of the wind
French anémoscope
- anémoscopean instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Italian anemoscopio
- anemoscopioan instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Polish anemoskop, wiatrowskaz
- anemoskopan instrument that shows the direction of the wind
- wiatrowskazan instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Portuguese anemoscópio
- anemoscópioan instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Spanish anemoscopio
- anemoscopioan instrument that shows the direction of the wind
Cite this entry
APA
anemoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemoscope
MLA
“anemoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anemoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anemoscope.
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