Beaufort scale

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Beaufort scale

/ˈbəʊ.fərt ˌskɛɪl/

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Created by Irish hydrographer and British navy officer Francis Beaufort in 1806.

proper noun

An empirical measure for the intensity of the wind based mainly on the state of the sea or wave conditions.
Similar: Beaufort wind force scale

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name measure for the intensity of the wind

Español	escala de Beaufort
한국어	보퍼트 풍력 계급 bopeoteu pungnyeok gyegeup
日本語	ビューフォート風力階級 Byūfōto fūryoku kaikyū
中文	蒲福氏風級 /蒲福氏风级 púfúshìfēngjí
Português	escala de Beaufort
Français	échelle de Beaufort
Deutsch	Beaufortskala
Italiano	scala di Beaufort
Ελληνικά	κλίμακα Μποφόρ klímaka Bofór
Română	scala Beaufort, scala de vânt Beaufort
Русский	шкала́ Бофо́рта škalá Bofórta
Tiếng Việt	thang sức gió Beaufort
العربية	مقياس بوفورت miqyās bufurt
עברית	סולם בופורט sulam Bofort

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@misc{beaufort_scale_2026,
  title = {Beaufort scale},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beaufort%20scale},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}