anemoscope

noun

anem·​o·​scope

əˈneməˌskōp

plural -s

: a contrivance for indicating or for indicating and recording the direction of the wind

also : a device intended to foretell changes in the weather

Word History

Etymology

probably from French anémoscope (from anémo- anem- + -scope)

First Known Use

1706, in the meaning defined above

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