The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anemometer \An`e*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? wind + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge. [1913 Webster] AnemometricWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anemometer n 1: a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind [syn: anemometer, wind gauge, wind gage]