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wind scale
wind scale (wɪnd) n (Physical Geography) a numerical scale of wind force, such as the Beaufort scaleThesaurus| Noun | 1. | wind scale - an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)Beaufort scalecalm air, calm - wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scalelight air - wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scalelight breeze - wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scalegentle breeze - wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scalemoderate breeze - wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scalefresh breeze - wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scalestrong breeze - wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scalemoderate gale, near gale - wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scalefresh gale - wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scalestrong gale - wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scalewhole gale - wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scalestorm, violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightninghurricane - a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" |
wind scale
Related to wind scale: gale force windSynonyms for wind scalenoun an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)SynonymsRelated Words- calm air
- calm
- light air
- light breeze
- gentle breeze
- moderate breeze
- fresh breeze
- strong breeze
- moderate gale
- near gale
- fresh gale
- strong gale
- whole gale
- storm
- violent storm
- hurricane
- graduated table
- ordered series
- scale
- scale of measurement
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