The Emergence Machine

Weather Vane

physical · Meteorology · Level 6 · E0

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Emergence definition

Weather vane is an instrument that indicates wind direction by rotating freely and aligning with the wind, with an arrow pointing in the direction the wind is blowing from, relying on the movement of air in the atmosphere governed by geological processes and landforms.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “weather vane” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
weather vane
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0Weather VaneWeatherTemperatureWindAirPhysicsForceSubstanceActionMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesWeather VaneL6WindL4WeatherL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Wind L4 (requires) Earth Science sense
    Weather Vane is an instrument that indicates wind direction by rotating freely and aligning with the wind, with an arrow pointing in the direction the wind is blowing from.
  • Weather L5 (requires)
    weather-vane is a weather or meteorological phenomenon.