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PENDULUM 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
- pendulum anemometer
1, record 1, English, pendulum%20anemometer
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- swinging plate anemometer 2, record 1, English, swinging%20plate%20anemometer
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- swinging-plate anemometer 3, record 1, English, swinging%2Dplate%20anemometer
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pressure-plate anemometer consisting of a plate which is free to swing about a horizontal axis in its own plane above its center of gravity. 4, record 1, English, - pendulum%20anemometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
pendulum anemometer. ... The angular deflection of the plate is a function of the wind speed. This instrument is not used for station measurements because of the false reading which results when the frequency of the wind gusts and the natural frequency of the swinging plate coincide. This was the earliest form of anemometer. 4, record 1, English, - pendulum%20anemometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The first anemometer of any kind that we know about was a swinging-plate instrument, and was described and illustrated by Leon Battista Alberti at some time near 1450. 3, record 1, English, - pendulum%20anemometer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Which anemometers for long-term wind monitoring? ... Swinging plate (for instant readings) A vertical, square plate with a hinge at the top. Angle of deflection indicates the windspeed. 5, record 1, English, - pendulum%20anemometer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anémomètre à balancier
1, record 1, French, an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20balancier
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut facilement se fabriquer un anémomètre à balancier qui sans avoir la précision des modèles professionnels, est capable de donner une indication sur la vitesse du vent. 2, record 1, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20balancier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Fabrication d']un anémomètre à balancier avec un cadran en demi-lune. [...] Nous avons fixé à deux montants une barre de fer. [Fixée] à cette barre, une planche de bois fin se balance au gré du vent. Pour terminer, une autre planche, mais en forme de demi-lune cette fois, est graduée en kilomètres/heure. 3, record 1, French, - an%C3%A9mom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20balancier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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