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- Definição1
- An instrument to measure wind velocity. The common cup type of anemometer consists of three or more hemispherical cups extending on horizontal arms form a vertical shaft or spindle. The higher the speed, the faster the cups will rotate. By suitable gearing, a pointer indicates the speed.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Subárea1
- Meteorology
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- anemômetro
- Imagem
A windmill style of anemometer.
Fonte: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wind_speed_and_direction_instrument_-_NOAA.jpg
