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What is an anemometer?

An anemometer is a device used to measure the speed and direction of the wind. It typically consists of cups or blades that rotate in the wind, with a mechanism that translates this rotation into a measurement of wind speed.


What is a device used to tell wind direction?

The anemometer measures wind speed. A weather vane tells wind direction.


Who was the person who invented the system that measures wind speeds?

The person who invented the system that measures wind speeds was Dr. John Thomas Romney Robinson. This was a device that spun around when the wind hit little cups, invented in 1864.


What is propeller anemometer?

Anemometer measures the speed of wind/liquid flow.It is a mechanical device with rotary propeller cups that rotate to measure the speed of wind.


What is wind speed measured with?

Wind speed is measured with an anemometer.


Is a wind vane considered as a wind speed?

No. A wind vane is an instrument that can tell wind speed but not wind direction.


What measures the direction of the wind?

A wind vane measures the direction of the wind.


What does anomometer measures?

it measures wind speed!! -bri it measures wind speed!! -bri


What is the name of the wind instrument that measures wind?

An anemometer measures wind speed A wind vane shows the wind direction


What is an aneometer?

An anemometer is a device used to measure the speed of the wind. It typically consists of cups or blades that spin in the wind, and the speed of rotation is used to calculate the wind speed. This instrument is commonly used in meteorology, aerodynamics, and environmental monitoring.


What instrument is wind measured with?

Wind speed is measured using an anemometer, which detects and measures the velocity of the wind. An anemometer typically consists of cups that spin in the wind or a device that detects pressure changes caused by the wind.