Wind Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Wind Information and Meaning
See also ATMOSPHERE; WEATHER
- ancraophobia
- an abnormal fear of wind.
- anemography
- Rare. the recording of the measurement of wind speed by an anemometer. —anemographic, adj.
- anemology
- the science of the winds. —anemological, adj.
- anemometer
- an instrument for indicating wind velocity.
- anemometry
- the measurement of wind speed and direction, often by an anemometrograph. —anemometric, anemometrical, adj.
- anemophilia
- wind-loving, said of plants that are fertilized only through the action of winds. —anemophile, n. —anemophilous, adj.
- anemophobia
- an abnormal fear of drafts or winds. —anemophobe, n.
- anemoscope
- an instrument for recording the direction of the wind.
- bise, bize
- a cold, dry wind that blows from the north or northeast in south central Europe.
- breeze
- a light wind to 27 knots on the Beaufort scale.
- cyclone
- an atmospheric disturbance characterized by powerful winds spinning in the shape of a vertical cylinder or horizontal disk, accompanied by low pressure at the center. —cyclonic, adj.
- cyclonology
- the study of cyclones. —cyclonologist, n.
- foehn, föhn
- a warm, dry wind that blows down the side of a mountain, as on the north side of the Alps.
- gale
- a strong wind to 55 knots on the Beaufort scale.
- haboob
- a heavy dust- or sandstorm of N. Africa, Arabia, and India.
- hurricane
- a extremely strong wind, usually accompanied by foul weather, more than 65 knots on the Beaufort scale.
- levanter
- a strong east wind in the Mediterranean region.
- mistral
- a cold, dry wind that blows from the north in the south of France and vicinity.
- Santa Ana
- a hot, dry, dust-bearing wind that blows from inland desert regions in southern California.
- sirocco
- 1. a hot, dry, dust-laden wind that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast from Africa.
- 2. a sultry southeast wind in the same regions.
- 3. a hot, oppressive wind of cyclonic origin, as in Kansas.
- tornado
- a highly localized, violent windstorm occurring over land, usually in the U.S. Midwest, characterized by a vertical, funnel-shaped cloud.
- twister
- whirlwind.
- typhoon
- a cyclone or hurricane in the western Pacific Ocean.
- whirlwind
- any wind that has a spinning motion and is conflned to a small area in the shape of a vertical cylinder.