beaufort scale : English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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beaufort scale

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beaufort scale
n. (linkdef)	1. beaufort scale, wind scale	an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane).
	~ calm air, calm	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 a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale).
	~ graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement	an ordered reference standard.; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
n. (quantity)	2. beaufort scale	a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind.
	~ system of measurement, metric	a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic.