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Meaning of NEPHOSCOPE

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 Definition: [n]  a grid-like measuring instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds
 
 See Also: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Neph"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? a cloud + -scope.]
(Meteorol.)
An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.
 

 

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