different between windsock vs anemometer

English

Alternative forms

• wind sock

Etymology

wind +? sock

Noun

windsock (plural windsocks)

1. (aviation) A large, conical, open-ended tube designed to indicate wind direction and relative wind speed, used especially at smaller airfields.

Synonyms

• (conical, open-ended tube that indicates wind direction): air sock, wind cone

Translations

See also

• weathercock
• weathervane, weather vane
• Winsock

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.