Beaufort scale
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)
Types & categories
- scale hypernym
Parts & wholes
- calm air part meronym
- light air part meronym
- light breeze part meronym
- gentle breeze part meronym
- moderate breeze part meronym
- fresh breeze part meronym
- strong breeze part meronym
- moderate gale part meronym
- fresh gale part meronym
- strong gale part meronym
- whole gale part meronym
- storm part meronym
- hurricane part meronym
Sense 2 noun
a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind
Types & categories
- system of measurement hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | calm air |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | light air |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | light breeze |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | gentle breeze |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | moderate breeze |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fresh breeze |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | strong breeze |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | moderate gale |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fresh gale |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | strong gale |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | whole gale |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | storm |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hurricane |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | scale |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of measurement |