wind effect
1Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …
2Wind shear — Wind shear, sometimes referred to as windshear or wind gradient, is a difference in wind speed and direction over a relatively short distance in the atmosphere. Wind shear can be broken down into vertical and horizontal components, with… …
3wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… …
4Wind power in the United States — is a growing industry. In 2007, the United States was the fastest growing wind power market in the world for the third year in a row [http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy08osti/43025.pdf Annual Report on U.S. Wind Power Installation] ] . At the end of… …
5wind power — /wind/ power derived from wind: used to generate electricity or mechanical power. Also called wind energy. [1900 05] * * * Use of the energy in winds to produce power. Though wind is irregular and spread out, it contains tremendous amounts of… …
6Wind speed — is the speed of wind, the movement of air or other gases in an atmosphere. It is a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the vector of motion.Wind speed has always meant the movement of air in an outside environment, but the speed of air movement… …
7effect — ► NOUN 1) a change which is a result or consequence of an action or other cause. 2) the state of being or becoming operative. 3) the extent to which something succeeds or is operative: wind power can be used to great effect. 4) (effects) personal …
8wind|chill — wind chill, or wind|chill «WIHND CHIHL», noun. the combined cooling effect on the human body of air temperature and wind speed. If the air temperature is 10 °F and the wind speed is 10 mph, the estimated wind chill is ―9°F …
9wind chill — [ˈwınd tʃıl] n [U] technical the cooling effect of the wind ▪ It must have been minus 5 with the wind chill factor …
10wind-chillfactor — wind chill factor (wĭndʹchĭl ) n. The temperature of windless air that would have the same effect on exposed human skin as a given combination of wind speed and air temperature. * * * …
