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PRESSURE-PLATE ANEMOMETER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pressure-plate anemometer
1, record 1, English, pressure%2Dplate%20anemometer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pressure plate anemometer 2, record 1, English, pressure%20plate%20anemometer
correct
- plate anemometer 3, record 1, English, plate%20anemometer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument with a light plate which is suspended on a horizontal axis and whose angle of inclination to the vertical is a function of wind speed. 4, record 1, English, - pressure%2Dplate%20anemometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the pressure plate or normal plate anemometer. This is the oldest anemometer known, having been developed by Robert Hooke in 1667. ... The main application of this type of anemometer has been in gust studies because of its very short response time. Gusts of duration 0.01 s can be examined with this anemometer. 3, record 1, English, - pressure%2Dplate%20anemometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Anemometers may be divided into two classes, (1) those that measure the velocity, (2) those that measure the pressure of the wind, but ... a suitable anemometer of either class will give information about both these quantities. ... Anemometers which measure the pressure may be divided into the plate and tube classes, but the former term must be taken as including a good many miscellaneous forms. 5, record 1, English, - pressure%2Dplate%20anemometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Examples of pressure-plate anemometers:] bridled-cup anemometer, normal-plate anemometer, pendulum anemometer. 1, record 1, English, - pressure%2Dplate%20anemometer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anémomètre à plaque
1, record 1, French, an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20plaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument muni d'une plaque légère suspendue à un axe horizontal et dont l'inclinaison par rapport à la verticale est fonction de la vitesse du vent. 2, record 1, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20plaque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- anemómetro de placa
1, record 1, Spanish, anem%C3%B3metro%20de%20placa
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- anemómetro de placa movible 1, record 1, Spanish, anem%C3%B3metro%20de%20placa%20movible
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrumento en que el viento actúa sobre una placa suspendida en un eje horizontal cuya inclinación, con respecto a la vertical, es función de la velocidad del viento. 1, record 1, Spanish, - anem%C3%B3metro%20de%20placa
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