weather vane

Summary

weather vane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,754 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• weather vane is a type of meteorological instrument^[2].
• weather vane is used for wind direction^[3].
• weather vane's Commons category is recorded as Weather vanes^[4].
• weather vane's said to be the same as is recorded as anemoscope^[5].
• weather vane's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Weather vanes^[6].
• weather vane's Commons gallery is recorded as Weather vane^[7].
• weather vane's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=weather_vane^[8].
• weather vane's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[9].
• weather vane's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[10].
• weather vane's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6^[11].
• weather vane's described by source is recorded as Enciclopedia Gallega Universal^[12].
• weather vane's used by is recorded as meteorological observer^[13].
• weather vane's different from is recorded as Veleta^[14].
• weather vane's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Craft^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

weather vane is a type of meteorological instrument^[2].

Use and Application

weather vane is used for wind direction^[3]. Its used by is recorded as meteorological observer^[13].

Influence

Things named for weather vane include Weathercock House^[16], an ijinkan^[17], in Japan^[18], founded in 1904^[19].

Why It Matters

weather vane ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,754 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for it include Weathercock House^[16], an ijinkan^[17], in Japan^[18], founded in 1904^[19].