Anemometry

/ænɪˈmɒmɪtri/ noun

Definition

The measurement and study of wind speed, direction, and patterns.

Etymology

From Greek 'anemos' (wind) + 'metron' (measure) + '-y' (a noun-forming suffix). Emerged as a scientific discipline in the 17th-18th centuries as weather study became more precise.

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Modern wind turbine engineers are anemometry experts—they spend months measuring wind patterns at potential sites because just one poor location choice wastes millions in renewable energy potential.

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