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BEAUFORT SCALE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("Beaufort scale" is a kind of...):
metric; system of measurement (a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
Synonyms:
Beaufort scale; wind scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("Beaufort scale" is a kind of...):
graduated table; ordered series; scale; scale of measurement (an ordered reference standard)
Meronyms (parts of "Beaufort scale"):
calm; calm air (wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale)
light air (wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale)
light breeze (wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale)
gentle breeze (wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale)
moderate breeze (wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale)
fresh breeze (wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale)
strong breeze (wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale)
moderate gale; near gale (wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale)
fresh gale (wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale)
strong gale (wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale)
whole gale (wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale)
storm; violent storm (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)
hurricane (a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale))
