- Beaufort scale
[Beaufort scale 词源字典]
- to measure wind velocity, developed 1806 by Francis Beaufort (1774-1857), surveyor and hydrologist.[Beaufort scale etymology, Beaufort scale origin, 英语词源]
- hydrology (n.)
- 1762, from hydro- + -logy. Related: Hydrologist; hydrological (1660s).