These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'anemometer.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Craig Fehrman, Outside Online, See More Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019 This technology isn’t perfect-software still hiccups, anemometers still break-but El Faro’s black box has commemorated the crew in a way nothing else could. 2019 Each platform is fitted with an anemometer, which measures wind speed, and an alarm sounds if the speeds reach 30 mph. 2019 The Police Department also has seven wind-monitoring devices, called anemometers, to measure gusts along the route. Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2021 Officers were checking seven wind-detection machines, known as anemometers, as the balloons proceeded down the route from West 77th Street and Central Park West to the grandstand at Herald Square. Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. This can be shown as a numerical readout. As wind causes the cups and shaft to turn, the speed of turning can be used to calculate wind speed. It is usually made of several small cups attached to a vertical shaft. 2021 More advanced systems can have all that, plus all or a selection of these: a rain gauge, an anemometer for measuring wind speed and direction, a barometer, and an actinometer for checking UV index and solar radiation. An anemometer is an instrument that measures wind speed. 2023 On top of that, the instrument the man was using, an anemometer, broke. Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023 Sensors The sensors that typically come with a weather station include a thermometer, a barometric pressure measure, an anemometer to measure wind speeds and pressure, and a hygrometer to measure relative humidity. Recent Examples on the Web Two other appealing features are the solar panel on the sensor and the unique anemometer that detects subtle shifts in wind chill and direction.
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