anemometer
/ˌænəˈmɒmətə/a-nuh-MO-muh-tur
/ˌænəˈmɑmətɚ/a-nuh-MAH-muh-tur
Meaninga wind measure
Common meaning: a wind-speed gauge
- anemwindLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 67 · scan
- metera measure, a rule for measuringLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 957 · scan
‘wind’ + ‘a measure, a rule for measuring’ → anemometer
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- anem — Greek ἄνεμος “wind” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- meter — Greek μέτρον “a measure, a rule for measuring” (dictionary form; path not traced)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄνεμος ‘wind’ + Greek μέτρον ‘a measure, a rule for measuring’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry μέτρον, p. 957 · dictionary scan
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