anemometer

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: an=e=mom=e=ter

CIDE DICTIONARY

anemometer, n. [Gr. wind + -meter.].

 An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

anemometer, n. an instrument for measuring the force of the wind.

Etymology

Gk anemos wind + -METER

THESAURUS

anemometer

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 gauge, wind indicator, wind sock, wind vane, wind-speed indicator

ROGET THESAURUS

anemometer

Wind

N wind, draught, flatus, afflatus, efflation, eluvium, air, breath, breath of air, puff, whiff, zephyr, blow, breeze, drift, aura, stream, current, jet stream, undercurrent, gust, blast, squall, gale, half a gale, storm, tempest, hurricane, whirlwind, tornado, samiel, cyclone, anticyclone, typhoon, simoon, simoom, harmattan, monsoon, trade wind, sirocco, mistral, bise, tramontane, levanter, capful of wind, fresh breeze, stiff breeze, keen blast, blizzard, barber, candelia, chinook, foehn, khamsin, norther, vendaval, wuther, windiness, ventosity, rough weather, dirty weather, ugly weather, stress of weather, dirty sky, mare's tail, thick squall, black squall, white squall, anemography, aerodynamics, wind gauge, weathercock, vane, weather- vane, wind sock, anemometer, anemoscope, sufflation, insufflation, perflation, inflation, afflation, blowing, fanning, ventilation, sneezing, errhine, sternutative, sternutatory, sternutation, hiccup, hiccough, catching of the breath, Eolus, Boreas, Zephyr, cave of Eolus, air pump, air blower, lungs, bellows, blowpipe, fan, ventilator, punkah, branchiae, gills, flabellum, vertilabrum, whiffle ball, blowing, windy, flatulent, breezy, gusty, squally, stormy, tempestuous, blustering, boisterous, pulmonic, pulmonary, lull'd by soft zephyrs, the storm is up and all is on the hazard, the winds were wither'd in the stagnant air, while mocking winds are piping loud, winged with red lightning and tempestuous rage.