Meanings
nounwind rose (plural wind roses)
plural wind roses · alternative windrose
- climatologyA diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.
Translations
Finnish tuuliruusu
- tuuliruusumeteorological diagram
French rose des vents
- rose des ventsmeteorological diagram
German Windrose
- Windrosemeteorological diagram
Greek ροδόγραμμα
- ροδόγραμμα (rodógramma)meteorological diagram
Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָרוּחוֹת
- שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָרוּחוֹת (shoshanát haruḥót)meteorological diagram
Italian rosa dei venti
- rosa dei ventimeteorological diagram
Polish róża wiatrów
- róża wiatrówmeteorological diagram
Portuguese rosa dos ventos
- rosa dos ventosmeteorological diagram
Romanian roza vânturilor
- roza vânturilormeteorological diagram
Russian ро́за ветро́в
- ро́за ветро́в (róza vetróv)meteorological diagram
Spanish rosa de los vientos
- rosa de los vientosmeteorological diagram
Cite this entry
APA
wind rose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20rose
MLA
“wind rose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20rose. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wind rose,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wind%20rose.
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