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pressure-plate anemometer

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.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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