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The instrument used to measure wind direction is called ________.


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Anemometer:

  1. It is an instrument that is generally used to measure the speed of the wind.
  2. It is a very common weather station instrument.
  3. Other than to measure the speed of the wind, the anemometer is used to measure:
    - the wind pressure.
    - the flow of the wind.
    - the direction of the wind.
  4. It is said to be invented by an Italian architect named Leon Battista Alberti in the year 1450..

Thus, the instrument used to measure wind direction is called Anemometer.


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