wind rose

noun

weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions

• Hypernyms: ↑weather map, ↑weather chart

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noun

1.

a. : a European poppy (Papaver argemone) adventive in No. America having red dark-eyed flowers

b. : a purple-flowered perennial southern European herb (Roemeria hybrida) of the family Papaveraceae

c. : prickly poppy

d. : corn poppy

2. [German windrose compass card, literally, rose of winds, from wind (from Old High German wint) + rose (from Latin rosa) — more at wind, rose]

a. : a diagram showing for one place the relative frequency or frequency and strength of winds from different directions

b. : a diagram showing the average occurrence of other meteorological phenomena (as rain and sunshine) with winds from different directions

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/wind/

1. a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions.

2. a diagram showing the relation of wind direction to other weather conditions at a given location.

[1590-1600]

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wind rose noun

A rosette-like diagram showing the relative frequency and strength of winds in a locality for given periods of the year

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Main Entry: ↑wind

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wind rose «wihnd»,

Meteorology. a diagram indicating the relative frequency, force, and other factors of the winds from various directions at some given place.

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[wind]

n. a diagram showing the relative frequency of wind directions at a place