anemometer UK /ænɪˈmɒmətə/US /ænɪˈmɑmətɚ/ noun1 •An instrument for measuring and recording the speed of the wind, a windmeter.This anemometer was installed by the North Eastern Railway on Staithes Viaduct in 1884, to warn signallers of dangerously high winds. — 2020 formsanemometers