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Glossary:Anemometer
The definition of an anemometer is an instrument that measures the force and speed of wind. A laser doppler is an example of an anemometer. (meteorology) An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind. An instrument that measures the speed of the wind or of another flowing fluid. The earliest known description of an anemometer was by Italian architect and author Leon Battista Alberti in 1450.[1]