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Definition of the noun wind vane
What does wind vane mean as a name of something?
noun
- mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of wind vane: vane / weather vane / weathervane
- more generic term: mechanical device = mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
- more specific terms:
- weathercock = weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
- wind tee = weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield
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Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology (2002)
by Lance Day, Ian McNeil
The wind vane adjusts the wind angleto enable the wind engine to runat a constant speed. The factthat this wind engine was invented by the owner ofa brass foundry, with all the gear trains between the wind vane and the head of the tower ...
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Country Living (2011)
by Abigail R. Gehring
low-speed shaft pitch gear box yaw drive yaw motor Blades towers generator High-speedshaft nacelle Wind Vane Controller Anemometer Parts of a wind turbine: • Anemometer: measures the wind speed and transmits wind speed data to the ...
A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation (2017)
by Michael Allaby, Chris Park
Compare wind vane. wind sonde A *weather balloon that carries only a radar reflector and is tracked to determine wind speed and direction. There are about 500 upper air weather stations in the world as a whole. Each station releases two ...
Dictionary of Soils and Fertilisers (1989)
by L. L. Somani
Wind Vane. An instrument that indicates the direction of the wind. It consists essentially of a broad arrow head mounted on ball bearings, to enable the arrow to move freely in the horizontal plane and to indicate the direction of the wind.
The Visual Dictionary of Science & Energy - Science & Energy (2009)
by Ariane Archambault
nacelle cross-section wind vane Instrument that indicates wind direction using a vane that rotates around a vertical axis. lightning rod Metal rod that is attached to the nacelle; it protects the wind turbine from lightning, which it directs toward the ...
Concise Dictionary of Environmental Terms (1998)
by Kevin Morris, Joseph Reynolds, Louis Theodore
wind vane - an instrument employed to determine wind direction. [8] windbox - a chamber below a furnace grate or surrounding a burner through which air is supplied under pressure to burn waste or fuel. [1] winterization - a process of ...
Illustrated Science Dictionary (2006)
Years 5-8 by Elise Masters
wind vane \ measures the direction of the wind. It indicates where the wind is coming from (e.g. a westerly wind is coming from the west). Westerly wind (comes from the west) windmill ...
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3 (2016)
Sensors for Location, Presence, Proximity, Orientation, Oscillation, Force, Load, Human Input, Liquid and Gas Properties, Light, Heat, Sound, and Electricity by Charles Platt
Not all anemometers rely on this principle, however, and a separate wind vane.
Illustrated Dictionary and Resource Directory of Environmental and Occupational Health, Second Edition (2016)
by Herman Koren
Wind Vane wind velocity — The speed of air movement in miles per hour or meters per second; the amount of power available is based on velocity. windbreak — Rows of trees or shrubs planted to block wind flow, reduce soil erosion, and ...
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA (1920)
WIND VANE. A contrivance, sometimes known as an anemoscope for showing the direction of the wind. The simplest and most common form ...
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Wind vane
A wind vane on top of the Scheveningen lighthouse. A mermaid with a trumpet or clarion. N = north, Z = south.
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Wind Vane
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The Wind Vane on Busselton Jetty
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Wind vane
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Wind Vane
Not typical for Chicago so close to downtown
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Fleetwood wind vane
a reminder of Fleetwoods past association with deep sea trawling, mounted on the local bowling club
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Ship Wind Vane
Possibly the Cutty Sark, as it's in Greenwich.
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Top of a building with a wind vane
at Governors Island.
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Landerneau - wind vane
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Dragon wind vane
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WIND VANE & ANEMOMETER
Basic weather tools
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Wind vane, Bowling Pavillion
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Bird Wind Vane
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Icy wind vane
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Wind Vane - Charing Church
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Wind vane, Bowling Pavillion
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