- wind vane and anemometer
- 风向风速计
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
Wind direction — is the direction from which the wind is blowing. It is usually reported in cardinal directions or in azimuth degrees. There are a variety of instruments used to measure wind direction, such as the windsock and wind vane. Both of these instruments … Wikipedia
Anemometer — A hemispherical cup anemometer of the type invented in 1846 by John Thomas Romney Robinson Cup ty … Wikipedia
Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the … Wikipedia
Wind turbine design — An example of a wind turbine, this 3 bladed turbine is the classic design of modern wind turbines Wind turbines History Design … Wikipedia
anemometer — Synonyms and related words: Mach meter, accelerometer, anemograph, anemometrograph, anemoscope, cock, ground log, harpoon log, log, log line, patent log, speedometer, tachometer, taffrail log, vane, weather vane, weathercock, wind cone, wind… … Moby Thesaurus
wind sock — Synonyms and related words: anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, beacon, beam, cock, fan marker, flare path, marker, pylon, racon, radar beacon, radio beacon, vane, weather vane, weathercock, wind cone, wind indicator, wind vane,… … Moby Thesaurus
Vane — (v[=a]n), n. [OE. & E. Prov. E. fane weathercock, banner, AS. fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne, OHG. fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[=a]ni, Sw. fana, Dan. fane, Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr. ? a web, ? a bobbin … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vane of a leveling staff — Vane Vane (v[=a]n), n. [OE. & E. Prov. E. fane weathercock, banner, AS. fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne, OHG. fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[=a]ni, Sw. fana, Dan. fane, Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr. ? a web,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory — The Toronto Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, also known as the Stewart Observatory (a name adopted in the 1980s), is a small observatory located on the grounds of the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The original… … Wikipedia
Vane anemometer — A vane anemometer is a type of anemometer, a meteorological instrument used to measure wind speed. The vane anemometer can also measure wind direction.A vane anemometer which uses a small fan is turned by air flowing over the vanes. The speed of… … Wikipedia
wind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. twist, [en]twine; coil, curl, spiral; bandage, loop; enfold, in fold; wreathe, roll; crank, reel; sinuate, meander, wander. See convulsion, deviation, rotation. n. See wind. II Current of air Nouns… … English dictionary for students