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The terms and definitions found in the glossary relate to the science of meteorology.
For descriptions and definitions of words used in the Bureau's forecasts and warnings, please refer to Weather Words.
- Barometer
- An Instrument that measures air pressure.
- Beaufort wind scale
- A scale that uses observations of the effects of wind to estimate its speed. Click on Beaufort Wind Scale for the complete scale.
- Blizzard
- Violent and very cold wind which is loaded with snow, some of which has been raised from snow covered ground.