"Stevenson screen" meaning in All languages combined

See Stevenson screen on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Stevenson screens [plural]
Etymology: Designed by Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887), British civil engineer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Stevenson screen (plural Stevenson screens)
  1. (meteorology) A standardized shelter that holds meteorological instruments and protects them from directly being influenced by wind, sunlight and rain. Categories (topical): Meteorology

Inflected forms

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