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nephoscope
[ nef-uh-skohp ]
noun
- an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
nephoscope
/ ˈ²ÔÉ›´Úəˌ²õ°ìəʊ±è /
noun
- an instrument for measuring the altitude, velocity, and direction of movement of clouds
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of nephoscope1
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Several thousand observations with various agencies, such as kites and pilot balloons and more especially measurements made with theodolites and nephoscopes, show that there is a definite twist to the right with elevation.
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Close by there was also a nephoscope for determining the motion of clouds.
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While taking the observations at midnight, he noticed St. Elmo's fire, a "brush discharge" of electricity, on the points of the nephoscope.
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