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Answer for the clue "A grid-like measuring instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds ", 10 letters:
nephoscope

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nephoscope \Neph"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ne`fos a cloud + -scope.] (Meteorol.) An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nephoscope is an instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of clouds . There are several types of nephoscopes: the comb nephoscope developed by Louis Besson ; the mirror nephoscope developed by Carl Gottfrid Fineman ; the grid nephoscope, ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An instrument for determining the direction of and angular velocity of clouds.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a grid-like measuring instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds