| NOUN | relation | Beaufort scale, wind scale | an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) |
|---|---|---|---|
| quantity | Beaufort scale | a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind |
| Meaning | An international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane). | |
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| Synonym | wind scale | |
| Parts | calm air, calm | wind moving at less than 1 knot |
| fresh breeze | wind moving 19-24 knots | |
| fresh gale | wind moving 39-46 knots | |
| gentle breeze | wind moving 8-12 knots | |
| hurricane | A severe / severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) | |
| light air | wind moving 1-3 knots | |
| light breeze | wind moving 4-7 knots | |
| moderate breeze | wind moving 13-18 knots | |
| moderate gale, near gale | wind moving 32-38 knots | |
| storm, violent storm | A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning | |
| strong breeze | wind moving 25-31 knots | |
| strong gale | wind moving 47-54 knots | |
| whole gale | wind moving 55-63 knots | |
| Broader | scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series | An ordered reference standard |
| Spanish | escala beaufort | |
| Meaning | A scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind. | |
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| Broader | system of measurement, metric | A system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic / characteristic |
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