Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beaufort's scale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
beau-fort's s-cale
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort , R. N. , in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.

Questions

What does beaufort's scale mean?
A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort , R. N. , in 1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to 12.

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