beaufort scale

Noun beaufort scale has 2 senses

• beaufort scale(n = noun.linkdef) wind scale - an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane);
has parts: calm, calm air, light air, light breeze, gentle breeze, moderate breeze, fresh breeze, strong breeze, moderate gale, near gale, fresh gale, strong gale, whole gale, storm, violent storm, hurricane
is a kind of graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement

• beaufort scale(n = noun.quantity) - a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind;
is a kind of metric, system of measurement