beaufort scale

Noun
  1. An international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane) (synset 113872871)
    is a type of: graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard
    has:
    • calm, calm air - wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale
    • light air - wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale
    • light breeze - wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale
    • gentle breeze - wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale
    • moderate breeze - wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale
    • fresh breeze - wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale
    • strong breeze - wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale
    • moderate gale, near gale - wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale
    • fresh gale - wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale
    • strong gale - wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale
    • whole gale - wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale
    • storm, violent storm - a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
    • hurricane - a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
    same as: wind scale
  2. A scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind (synset 113670565)
    is a type of: metric, system of measurement - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

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