wind rose [wind] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions.
- a diagram showing the relation of wind direction to other weather conditions at a given location.
Origin of wind rose First recorded in 1590–1600 Examples from the Web for wind rose Historical Examples of wind rose
The wind-rose for the entire period of observation (Fig. 104) clearly expresses this fact.
Isaiah Bowman
To the ceiling of the observing room there is affixed a wind-rose, R, on which the arrow reproduces all the motions of the vane.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883
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British Dictionary definitions for wind rose wind rose noun
- a diagram with radiating lines showing the frequency and strength of winds from each direction affecting a specific place