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# anemometer

noun (an anemometer, anemometers)

«anemometer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An anemometer is an instrument that measures how fast the wind is blowing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and geography lessons on weather, pupils make simple anemometers from paper cups and straws that spin in the wind; the faster they spin, the faster the wind. Weather stations use them. Wind speed may be in kilometres per hour, miles per hour or knots.

### Examples

- We made an anemometer from paper cups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/#x1)
- The anemometer spins faster when the wind is strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/#x2)
- The weather station has an anemometer on its roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/#x3)
- Count how many times the anemometer turns in one minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/#x4)
- The anemometer showed a wind speed of 30 kilometres per hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/#x5)
- Sailors check the anemometer before going out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/#x6)

### Note

Spelling and saying: an-e-MOM-e-ter. Starts with «an-», so «an anemometer». Related weather tools: thermometer (temperature), rain gauge (rain), barometer (air pressure), wind vane (wind direction).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anemometer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anemometer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anemometer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anemometer.html) on Mova free.