wind scale

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun wind, literary wahynd skeyl]
- /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd skeɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun wind, literary wahynd skeyl]
- /noun wɪnd, literary waɪnd skeɪl/

Definitions of wind scale words

noun wind scale a numerical scale, as the Beaufort scale, for designating relative wind intensities. 1
noun wind scale a numerical scale of wind force, such as the Beaufort scale 0
noun wind scale a scale used in meteorology to designate relative wind intensities, as the Beaufort scale 0
noun wind scale A measurement scale for wind speed. 0

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Origin of wind scale

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Wind scale

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wind scale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for wind scale

noun wind scale

beaufort scale — an international scale of wind velocities ranging for practical purposes from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force). In the US an extension of the scale, from 13 to 17 for winds over 64 knots, is used

Just one Synonym for wind scale