wind rose — /wind/ 1. a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions. 2. a diagram showing the relation of wind direction to other weather conditions at a given location. [1590 1600] * * * ▪ … Universalium
wind rose — n. a diagram that shows for a particular place the frequency and intensity of wind from different directions … English World dictionary
wind rose — noun weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions • Hypernyms: ↑weather map, ↑weather chart * * * noun 1. a. : a European poppy (Papaver argemone) adventive in No. America having red dark eyed flowers … Useful english dictionary
wind rose — A diagram for a given location showing the relative frequency and the velocity of the wind from a selected compass direction. A wind rose indicates how wind speed and directions are typically distributed at a particular location. Presented in a… … Aviation dictionary
wind — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a air in more or less rapid natural motion, esp. from an area of high pressure to one of low pressure. b a current of wind blowing from a specified direction or otherwise defined (north wind; contrary wind). 2 a breath as needed… … Useful english dictionary
wind rose — /ˈwɪnd roʊz/ (say wind rohz) noun a diagram which shows for a given locality or area the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions …
wind rose — noun Etymology: German Windrose compass card Date: 1846 a diagram showing for a given place the relative frequency or frequency and strength of winds from different directions … New Collegiate Dictionary
wind rose — noun a diagram showing the relative frequency of wind directions at a place … English new terms dictionary
climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… … Universalium
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star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… … Universalium