different between anemometre vs anemometer

English

Etymology

anemo- +? -metre

Noun

anemometre (plural anemometres)

1. (nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of anemometer
   • 1877, The Shamrock, Volume 15, page 297,

     It has been found, however, that the anemometre, or airmeasurer, can be so adjusted that after a few revolutions it releases a spring […] .

   • 1883, American Tract Society, Illustrated Family Christian Almanac for the United States, page 25,

     Few people perhaps could tell if asked what an anemometre is.

   • 2005, Brian Mac Aongusa, Broken Rails: Crashes and Sabotage on Irish Railways, page 156,

     The government suggested that two anemometres should be erected to control traffic during storms.

Anagrams

• anemometer

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• anemometer

Noun

anemometre n

1. indefinite plural of anemometer

English

Alternative forms

• anemometre (nonstandard)

Etymology

From anemo- +? -meter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æn??m?m?t?/, /æn??m?m?t?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æn??m??m?t?/

Noun

anemometer (plural anemometers)

1. (meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.

Synonyms

• windmeter
• wind-gauge

Derived terms

• cup anemometer

Related terms

• anemometry
• anemograph

Translations

Further reading

• anemometer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• anemometre

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed, possibly from English, French or Latin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.ne?.mo??me?.t?r/
• Hyphenation: ane?mo?me?ter

Noun

anemometer m (plural anemometers, diminutive anemometertje n)

1. (meteorology) anemometer, windmeter [from late 18th c.]

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

anemometer n (definite singular anemometeret or anemometret, indefinite plural anemometer or anemometre, definite plural anemometra or anemometrene)

1. (meteorology) an anemometer

References

• “anemometer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

anemometer n (definite singular anemometeret, indefinite plural anemometer, definite plural anemometera)

1. (meteorology) an anemometer

References

• “anemometer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.