"anemometre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anemometres [plural]
Etymology: anemo- + -metre Etymology templates: {{confix|en|anemo|metre}} anemo- + -metre Head templates: {{en-noun}} anemometre (plural anemometres)
  1. (nonstandard and now largely obsolete) Alternative form of anemometer Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: anemometer

Inflected forms

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