an instrument for recording the velocity and direction of the wind
Derived forms
anemographic (aˌnemoˈgraphic)
adjective
anemograph in American English
(əˈneməˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf)
noun
a recording anemometer
Derived forms
anemographic (əˌneməˈɡræfɪk)
adjective
anemographically
adverb
Word origin
[1860–65; anemo- + -graph]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, blind spot, calibrate, jumping jack, mutualism-graph is a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph). It is specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the writtenproduct of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph)