Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A scale of wind force ranging from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane), corresponding with the velocity of wind at a set distance above ground or sea level.
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- noun nautical An
empirical measure for theintensity of thewind based mainly on the state of thesea orwave conditions.
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- noun an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
- noun a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Sir Francis Beaufort, (1774–1857), British naval officer.]
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Created by Irish hydrographer and British navy officer Francis Beaufort in 1806.
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hernesheir commented on the word Beaufort scale
The scale, illustrated.
September 20, 2011