- the world,
prevalent winds change direction seasonally, and
consequently many
cultures ****ociate
specific named winds with
cardinal and
intercardinal directions...
- prin****l
winds (or main
winds) are the set
union of the
cardinals and intercardinals.
Taken in turn, each is 45° from the next.
These form the 8-
wind comp****...
- the
classical comp****
winds were
names for the
points of
geographic direction and orientation, in ****ociation with the
winds as
conceived of by the ancient...
-
eventually to
denote cardinal directions as well. In his
meteorological studies,
Aristotle identified ten
distinct winds: two north–south
winds (Aparctias, Notos)...
- a
wind rose was
included on maps in
order to let the
reader know
which directions the 8
major winds (and
sometimes 8 half-
winds and 16 quarter-
winds) blew...
- "principle
winds". The
Akkadian word for
cardinality is
equivalent to the word for
wind. J.
Neumann names these winds as "The
regular wind" (NW), "The...
-
winds (blowing onto the s**** from the water) and offs****
winds (blowing off the s**** to the water).
Wind direction is
usually reported in
cardinal...
- seasons, four elements, four
cardinal winds, five senses, and
abstractions such as virtues,
especially the four
cardinal virtues and
seven deadly sins...
- Ἄνεμοι, "
Winds") were
wind gods who were each
ascribed a
cardinal direction from
which their respective winds came (see
classical comp****
winds), and were...
- clan, but the
North Wind's attendant winds as well. The West
Wind and the
South Wind both agreed. Later, it
becomes clear to the
winds that the
testing might...
