Phrase guide

wind rose

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A diagram in which the speed and direction of the winds at a particular location are represented by lines of varying thickness and length superimposed on a compass rose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: weather map, weather chart

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ру́жа вятро́ў (rúža vjatrów) — meteorological diagram
  • Finnish: tuuliruusu — meteorological diagram
  • French: rose des vents — meteorological diagram
  • Galician: rosa dos ventos — meteorological diagram
  • German: Windrose — meteorological diagram
  • Greek: ροδόγραμμα (rodógramma) — meteorological diagram
  • Hebrew: שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָרוּחוֹת (shoshanát haruḥót) — meteorological diagram
  • Italian: rosa dei venti — meteorological diagram
  • Polish: róża wiatrów — meteorological diagram
  • Portuguese: rosa dos ventos — meteorological diagram
  • Romanian: roza vânturilor — meteorological diagram
  • Russian: ро́за ветро́в (róza vetróv) — meteorological diagram
  • Serbo-Croatian: ruža vjetrova — meteorological diagram
  • Spanish: rosa de los vientos — meteorological diagram