/ ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtə(r); NAmE -ˈmɑːm-/ (also ˈwind gauge ) noun
an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind or of a current of gas
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Greek anemos wind + -meter (see meter ).
/ ˌænɪˈmɒmɪtə(r); NAmE -ˈmɑːm-/ (also ˈwind gauge ) noun
an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind or of a current of gas
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Greek anemos wind + -meter (see meter ).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005