pressure-plate anemometer
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pressure-plate anemometer
(′presh·ər ¦plāt ′an·ə′mäm·əd·ər)
(engineering) An anemometer which measures wind speed in terms of the drag which the wind exerts on a solid body; may be classified according to the means by which the wind drag is measured. Also known as plate anemometer.
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