Dublex Definitions

tabac [From Spanish 'tabaco', extant in Arabic, Russian, Hindi, English, Italian, German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] tobacco -- leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion

tabacbac [tobacco+alphabet] the formation of tobacco smoke into the shape of letters

tabacfoc [tobacco+fire] lighter

tabacgarm [tobacco+communication-unit] the U.S. Surgeon General's warning on each pack of

tabaclavhim [tobacco+washing/cleaning+tool] pipe cleaner -- cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem

tabacsalf [tobacco+old object] long-time tobacco user -- one who seems old before their time because of tobacco use; hacking, coughing, wheezing, etc.

Tabacsucartarnnatinu [tobacco+sugar+change+nation] Barbados

tabactub [tobacco+tube] cigarette -- a thin tubular piece of paper filled with tobacco to be lit and smoked

tabactub [tobacco+tube] pipe -- a wooden receptacle used for smoking tobacco

tabactublet [tobacco+tube+{diminutive}] cigarillo -- a small, spindly form of cigarette

tabactubton [tobacco+tube+{augmentative}] cigar -- a thick piece of rolled paper filled with tobacco

tabactubtonmin [tobacco+tube+{augmentative}+fish] mullet (family Mugilidae)

Tabactubtonnatinu [tobacco+tube+{augmentative}+nation] Cuba

tabacvatdarg [tobacco+water+road] pipe -- a wooden receptacle used for smoking tobacco

tabul [From Latin 'tabula', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), English 'table' and Esperanto. With initial /t-/ in Hindi /takt/.] board -- a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

tabuldur [board+long event] chess match -- a specific game of chess

tabulvic [board+vehicle] skateboard

tact [From Latin 'tactus', extant in English ('tactile') and Spanish.] touch -- the physiological sense by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body

tactbac [touch+alphabet] braille -- a system of raised dots used to represent letters that does not require vision to be read

tactbadlet [touch+body-part+{diminutive}] nerve -- a cell with the capacity to feel

tactbeza [touch+absence+{noun-modifier}] numb

tactpant [touch+plant] sensitive plant -- a plant of the genus Mimosa known for recoiling when touched

tajar [From Hindi /tijarat/ and Arabic /tajar/, with initial /t-/ in German and English forms.] exchange, trade -- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of goods or money

tajarcart [exchange+card] trading card (like the jebfabjanti tajarcart)

tajarlettemppart [exchange+{diminutive}+time+part] depression -- a time in which the economy sees only a small amount of commerce compared to usual

tajarmuh [exchange+rodent] pack rat, woodrat (Neotoma)

tajarpost [exchange+mail] direct mail

tam [Blend of Arabic /taman/ and Hindi /dam/, with intial /t-/ in Russian /tsina/.] expensive object -- something requiring a relatively high amount of money to purchase [scalar]

tamat [From Nahuatl 'tomatl', borrowed by way of Spanish into Arabic, Russian, Hindi, French, Germanic (English, Dutch, German, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] tomato -- mildly acid red or yellow pulpy, edible fruit of Lycopersicon esculentum

tamatlic [tomato+liquid] ketchup -- a slow-moving liquid derived from tomatoes and seasoned, usually used as a condiment

tamcah [{expensive-object}+{abstraction}] price, cost -- the amount of money needed to purchase something [scalar = expensive to inexpensive

tamcahcart [{expensive-object}+{abstraction}+card] pricetag -- a small piece of paper attached to an object at a store that has its price printed on it

tamcon [{expensive-object}+{opposite}] inexpensive object -- something requiring a relatively small amount of money to purchase [scalar

tamcongidset [{expensive-object}+{opposite}+food+set] value meal -- a meal sold as a unit (typically sandwich, drink and side order) with a discounted price when compared to purchasing each item separately

tamminvovmans [{expensive-object}+fish+egg+meat] caviar

tamteror [expensive object+fear] sticker shock -- surprise at the high cost of an item

tamvic [{expensive-object}+vehicle] luxury car

tamvovmin [{expensive-object}+egg+fish] sturgeon

tar [From Hindi /tar/, matching last part of English /star/.] star -- a multi-pointed stylistic representation of a star (celestial body) (typically five points, but can be any number)

tarcart [star+card] the Zener card that has the star on the face

tard [From Vulgar Latin 'tardivus', extant in English, Spanish, Italian and Novial.] something late/tardy - something not adhering to a correct, usual or expected time

tardbanc [something late/tardy+reserve] backup reservation, reservation -- a seat or place saved for someone that's late

tardcart [something-tardy+card] tardy slip -- those things teachers have you fill out when you're late to class

tardlern [something late/tardy+learning] dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead -- someone presumed to not be very intelligent

tardmam [something-tardy+mammal] sloth

tarjant [star+animal] starfish -- a marine invertebrate of the phylum Echinodermata, with a star-shaped appearance.

tarn [From Latin 'trans-', extant in English, et al. (Normally would have taken the form *tans, but that is used for the plural of 'tan'.)] change, transformation -- a qualitative alteration ["become" - v.]

tarnbez [change+absence] stagnation

tarncisid [change+acid] catalyst, accelerator -- a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

tarncon [change+{opposite}] stability -- resistance of change

tarnconi [change+{opposite}+{verb}] keep; maintain -- to make so that something stays in a certain condition

tarnvocsist [change+word+system] interlingua -- an encoding of a language to represent its meaning for machine translation to another language

tat [From English 'taut' /tat/, with initial /t-/ in Spanish /tirant/, Arabic /tawatur/ and Russian /tya/.] taut -- pulled or drawn tight [aj]

tatconmucmin [taut+{opposite}+mouth+fish] loose-jaws (genus Malacosteus)

tel [Backformation from 'tel', itself a backformation from Dublex 'telfon', 'telvis' and 'telsecop'.] far object -- something with a relatively large gap between itself and a reference point [scalar]

telbacform [{far-object}+alphabet+form] pica font

telcah [{far-object}+{abstraction}] distance -- a measure of a gap between two places [scalar -- far to near

telcon [{far-object}+{opposite}] near object -- something with a relatively small gap between itself and a reference point [scalar

telcondesir [{far-object}+{opposite}+desire] attraction -- a wanting to be close to something

telferc [far object+frequent event] world news -- new information about specific and timely events of global import

telgarm [{far-object}+communication-unit] telegram

telmer [{far-object}+measure] kilometer (km)

telsint [{far-object}+science] teleology

telvic [{far-object}+vehicle] transporter (as in Star Trek)

temp [Latin 'tempus', extant in English ('temporal'), Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] time -- the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past, or -- when used in a compound -- a period or event on this continuum

tempbad [time+body-part] biological clock

tempmahin [time+machine] timer -- a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end

tempmer [time+measure] second (s)

tempmercah [time+measure+{abstraction}] time

tempmerhim [time+measure+tool] chronometer, clock, watch -- a device for measuring time

tempmerhimhir [time+measure+tool+bird] cuckoo (Cuculidae)

temppart [time+part] era -- a section in time in which a certain trend or regime predominates

tempsalfa [time+{old-object}+{noun-modifier}] ancient -- typical of an era several eras removed from the present

tempsalfluftrept [time+{old-object}+air+reptile] pterodactyl (order Pterosauria)

tempsalfmarrept [time+{old-object}+ocean+reptile] plesiosaur

tempsalftintjant [time+{old-object}+ink+animal] belemnite (order Belemnoidea

tempvic [time+vehicle] time machine

tend [From Latin 'tendere', extant in English.] tendency, propensity -- an inclination to do something

ter [From Indo-European /trie/, extant in Russian, Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (/dr-/ in German, Dutch; /thr-/ in English), auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial), with /t-/ in Arabic /tlate/ and Hindi /tin/.] three -- a cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one or a numeral representing such a number

terbarc [three+lightning] plug, male plug -- an electrical device with three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

tercah [three+{abstraction}] threeness, as distinct from three; the absolute value of three

tercam [three+garment] three-piece clothing

tercama [three+garment+{noun-modifier}] three-piece

tercolora [three+color+{noun-modifier}] tricolor

tercon [three+{opposite}] negative three

tercon [three+{opposite}] negative three, -3

tercop [three+copy] triplicate

tercorb [three+edge] triangle

Terdevvandevu [three+god+one+god] Trinity, Holy Trinity, Blessed Trinity -- the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead

Terduvnatinletu [three+two+nation+{diminutive}] Minnesota -- 32th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on May 11, 1858

terduvper [three+two+person] 32-year old -- a person who has experienced 32 but not 33 years since birth

terfoc [three+fire] three-alarm fire

terfonhim [three+sound+tool] triangle (musical instrument)

Terharnatinletu [three+four+nation+{diminutive}] Kansas -- 34th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 29, 1861

terharper [three+four+person] 34-year old -- a person who has experienced 34 but not 35 years since birth

terjantcals [three+animal+class] class

Terjelsircu [three+yellow+circle] Tokelau (TKL)

terlet [three+{diminutive}] two

Terluntonperu [three+moon+{augmentative}+person] Terran; earthling

Terluntonu [three+moon+{augmentative}] Earth

term [Form Greek 'therme', "hot", extant in English and many languages, with /t-m/ in Latin 'temperatura', extant in Romance (Spanish and Italian), Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] hot object -- something with relatively greater molecular activity [scalar]

Termarjoru [three+ocean+connection] Panama Canal -- opened in 1914, linking the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean

termcah [{hot-object}+{abstraction}] temperature -- the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to molecular activity) [scalar = warm to cold

termcahlic [{hot-object}+{abstraction}+liquid] mercury -- a metallic chemical element (Hg) that expands or shrinks noticeably depending on surrounding temperature

termcahsisp [{hot-object}+{abstraction}+insect] cicada

termcarb [hot object+carbon] ember, coal -- a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire

termcon [{hot-object}+{opposite}] cold object -- something with relatively minor molecular activity [scalar

termfort [hot object+strong object] steel -- an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

termhim [temperature+tool] thermometer -- measuring instrument for measuring temperature

Termiru [three+world] Earth -- the third planet from the Sun

termletcon [{hot-object}+{diminutive}+{opposite}] cool object -- something that is slightly (comfortably) on the cold side

termmerhim [{hot-object}+measure+tool] thermometer -- measuring instrument for measuring temperature

Termmeru [{hot-object}+measure] Celsius/centigrade (C)

termmurl [{hot-object}+wall] fire wall -- in an automobile, the metal that separates the heat of the engine from the passenger compartment

termsint [{hot-object}+science] thermodynamics

termsomletmest [{hot-object}+sleep+{diminutive}+site] sauna

termvic [{hot-object}+vehicle] steamship

Ternatinletu [three+nation+{diminutive}] New Jersey -- third state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 18, 1787

Ternennatinletu [three+nine+nation+{diminutive}] North Dakota -- 39th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 2, 1889

ternenper [three+nine+person] 39-year old -- a person who has experienced 39 but not 40 years since birth

ternobil [three+noble] grand duke/grand duchess

ternobilmas [three+noble+{masculine}] grand duke

ternobilses [three+noble+{feminine}] grand duchess

teror [From Latin 'terror', extant in Spanish, English, Italian, et al.] fear -- an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger

terorcam [fear+garment] military uniform

terorcon [fear+{opposite}] braveness

terordinar [fear+money] ransom, ransom money -- money demanded for the return of a captured person

terorii [terror+{interj.}] aaaa! -- a scream of terror

terorlet [fear+{diminutive}] caution

terorteror [fear+fear] 'fear of fear itself'

terorton [fear+{augmentative}] terror

terpantcals [three+plant+class] class

terped [three+foot] tripod -- a three-legged stand for a camera.

terpedvic [three+foot+vehicle] tricycle

Terpennatinletu [three+five+nation+{diminutive}] West Virginia -- 35th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on June 20, 1863

terpenper [three+five+person] 35-year old -- a person who has experienced 35 but not 36 years since birth

terper [three+person] three-year old -- a person who has experienced three but not four years since birth

terpostcals [three+mail+class] third class, third-class mail -- mail that includes all printed matter (except newspapers and magazines) that weighs less than 16 ounces and is unsealed (U.S. & Canada)

Terrunbintonu [three+red+building+{augmentative}] Gibraltar (GIB)

tersafid [three+copulation] me'nage a` trois'

Tersemnatinletu [three+seven+nation+{diminutive}] Nebraska -- 37th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on March 1, 1867

tersemper [three+seven+person] 37-year old -- a person who has experienced 37 but not 38 years since birth

Tersirnatinletu [three+zero+nation+{diminutive}] Wisconsin -- 30th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on May 29, 1848

tersirper [three+zero+person] 30-year old -- a person who has experienced 30 but not 31 years since birth

tersirtom [three+zero+atom] zinc, Zn, atomic number 30 -- a bluish-white lustrous metallic element; brittle at ordinary temperatures but malleable when heated; used in a wide variety of alloys and in galvanizing iron; it occurs as zinc sulphide in zinc blende

Tersisnatinletu [three+six+nation+{diminutive}] Nevada -- 36th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Oct. 31, 1864

tersispendin [three+six+five+day] year

tersisper [three+six+person] 36-year old -- a person who has experienced 36 but not 37 years since birth

Tersutvodu [three+thread+body-of-water] Yangtze River, Chang Jiang -- the longest river of China and of Asia, flowing about 5,550 km (3,450 mi) from Xizang (Tibet) to the East China Sea

Terternatinletu [three+three+nation+{diminutive}] Oregon -- 33th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Feb. 14, 1859

terterper [three+three+person] 33-year old -- a person who has experienced 33 but not 34 years since birth

terton [three+{augmentative}] 30

terton [three+{augmentative}] four

Tervannatinletu [three+one+nation+{diminutive}] California -- 31th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Sept. 9, 1850

tervanper [three+one+person] 31-year old -- a person who has experienced 31 but not 32 years since birth

tervic [three+vehicle] triplane

tervisbadrept [three+sight+body-part+reptile] tuatara (Sphenodon punctata)

Tervoctnatinletu [three+eight+nation+{diminutive}] Colorado -- 38th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Aug. 1, 1876

tervoctper [three+eight+person] 38-year old -- a person who has experienced 38 but not 39 years since birth

tiger [From Greek 'tigris', extant in Latin, Russian, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, et al.] tiger, Panthera tigris -- large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes

tigerdenttonmin [tiger+tooth+{augmentative}+fish] tiger shark (genus Galeocerdo)

tigerfon [tiger+sound] growl -- a snore-like sound emitted in anger by many members of the order Carnivora

tigergidsic [tiger+food+search] solitary hunting or prowling

tigerii [tiger+{interj.}] grrrr! -- an intimidating growl like a tiger

tigermin [tiger+fish] tigerfish (genus Hydrocynus)

tigerses [tiger+{feminine}] tigress -- a female tiger

tigerton [tiger+{augmentative}] lion, king of beasts, Panthera leo -- (arge gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

tigervisbadroc [tiger+sight+body-part+rock] tigerye -- a semiprecious stone

tigun [From Mandarin Chinese /tigun/.] offer -- something presented for acceptance or rejection

tigunpost [offer+mail] direct mail

tint [From Latin 'tinctus', extant in Spanish, German, English, et al.] ink -- a liquid used for printing, writing or drawing

tintcafazfib [ink+jump+amphibian] painted frog

tintcancrept [ink+shell+reptile] painted turtle (genus Chrysemys)

tintgarm [ink+communication-unit] note, annotation -- a comment (usu. added to a text)

tintjant [ink+animal] squid

tintjantmans [ink+animal+meat] calamari -- the fried meat of the squid

tintjantton [ink+animal+{augmentative}] giant squid -- a huge Pacific cephalopod never seen alive by scientists

tintmarjant [ink+ocean+animal] cephalopod -- the octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus

tintzupgan [ink+off+agent] ink cleaner/eraser

tol [From Hindi /tol/, with initial /t-/ in Arabic /takil/ and Russian /tyajyol/.] heavy object -- something with relatively high weight [scalar]

tolcah [{heavy-object}+{abstraction}] weight -- vertical force exerted on a mass as a result of gravity [scalar = heavy to light

tolcah [{heavy-object}+{abstraction}] debt

tolcah [{heavy-object}+{abstraction}] weight -- vertical force exerted on a mass as a result of gravity [scalar = heavy to light

tolcon [{heavy-object}+{opposite}] light object -- something with relatively light weight [scalar

tolcon [{heavy-object}+{opposite}] light weight object

tolcon [{heavy-object}+{opposite}] light object -- something with relatively light weight [scalar

tolcontomlet [{heavy-object}+{opposite}+atom+{diminutive}] lepton -- light(non-heavy)-particle, currently considered indivisible

tolfortcah [{heavy-object}+{strong-object}+{abstraction}] gravity

tollet [{heavy-object}+{diminutive}] weighty object

tolmer [heavy object+measure] weight, system of weights -- a system of units used to express the weight of something

tolmerhim [{heavy-object}+measure+tool] scale

tolmerlet [{heavy-object}+measure+{diminutive}] gram (g)

tolmerton [{heavy-object}+measure+{augmentative}] metric ton

tolmetalmusic [{heavy-object}+metal+music] heavy metal -- a style of rock derived from punk, characterized by extreme loudness, profanity and thrashing

tols [From Russian /tolst/.] thick object -- something with a relatively great thickness (dimension through an object as opposed to width or length) [scalar]

tolsbacform [{thick-object}+alphabet+form] bold print; bold type; boldface

tolsbada [{thick-object}+body-part+{noun-modifier}] heavyset

tolscah [{thick-object}+{abstraction}] thickness -- dimension through an object as opposed to width or length [scalar = thick to thin

tolscon [{thick-object}+{opposite}] thin object -- something with a relatively small thickness (dimension through an object as opposed to width or length) [scalar

tolsmercah [{thick-object}+measure+{abstraction}] thickness

toltomlet [{heavy-object}+atom+{diminutive}] hadron -- heavy particle

tolton [{heavy-object}+{augmentative}] hulk -- very heavy object

tom [Truncation of Greek 'atomos', "atom", extant in Latin, Russian, Spanish, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] atom -- smallest unit of an element, consisting of a dense positively charged nucleus surrounded by a system of electrons

tomcah [atom+{abstraction}] particle in contrast to waves; particle in general, including atoms, molecules, subatomic particles, mass points and tiny things.

tomcomb [atom+fight] nuclear war -- war fought primarily with atomic weapons

tomdiscon [atom+separation+{opposite}] chemical compound

tomfas [atom+decay] radiation, radioactivity -- the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

tomlet [atom+{diminutive}] sub-atomic particle

tomlet [atom+{diminutive}] subatomic particle

tomletpart [atom+{diminutive}+part] quark

tomletsint [atom+{diminutive}+science] subnuclear physics

tommed [atom+middle] nucleus

tomsint [atom+science] nucleonics

tomtomlet [atom+atom+{diminutive}] proton

tomton [atom+{augmentative}] molecule

tomvic [atom+vehicle] nuclear-powered submarine

tomvov [atom+egg] ovum, egg cell -- the female reproductive cell; the female gamete

ton [From Romance augmentative -on-, extant in English 'canton', 'carton', 'fronton', 'panettone', 'spontoon', 'teston', et al.] much -- a great amount or extent {augmentative}

tone [{augmentative}+{verb-modifier}] much, very -- a great amount or extent

tonmer [{augmentative}+measure] mole (mol)

tonmercah [{augmentative}+measure+{abstraction}] amount of substance

tonmolot [much+hammer] sledgehammer, sledge, maul -- a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges

Tontonmarconu [{augmentative}+{augmentative}+ocean+{opposite}] Asia

top [From English /top/, with initial /t-/ in Spanish /tesh/.] top -- the uppermost part, point, surface or end

topcon [top+{opposite}] bottom -- the lowermost part, etc.

topcon [top+{opposite}] bottom -- the lower side of anything

topconbin [top+{opposite}+building] foundation -- lowest supporting part of a structure

topcondojroc [top+{opposite}+precipitation+rock] stalagmite -- a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave

topconmovo [top+{opposite}+movement+{preposition}] down, downward -- motion preposition

topconnog [top+{opposite}+limb] leg -- the whole inferior limb, not the technical sense of only the part between the knee and ankle

topcono [top+{opposite}+{preposition}] at the bottom of -- position preposition

topconposa [top+{opposite}+position+{noun-modifier}] upside-down -- inverted so that the top part is in bottom position and vice versa

topcontempi [top+{opposite}+time+{verb}] until -- clause conjunction

topcontempo [top+{opposite}+time+{preposition}] till, until -- time preposition

topcorb [top+edge] upper crust, snob -- the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

topdojroc [top+precipitation+rock] stalactite -- a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting downward from the ceiling of a limestone cave

topfinconbac [top+ending+{opposite}+alphabet] a system of writing (such as many Oriental scripts) in which the characters are written from top to bottom of each line in the order in which they are to be read

toppirhir [top+feather+bird] quail (genus Coturnix)

toptarnvic [top+change+vehicle] convertible

toptomletpart [top+atom+{diminutive}+part] top-quark

tub [From Latin 'tubus', extant in Spanish, English, Russian, et al.] tube -- a long hollow object used to hold and conduct liquids or gases

tubbez [tube+absence] tubeless, tubeless tire -- pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight

tubbezcol [tube+absence+wheel] tubeless, tubeless tire -- pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight

tubbezpant [tube+absence+plant] bryophyte -- any of a division of plants that lack a vascular tube, including mosses, liverworts and hornworts

tubbezpantjant [tube+absence+plant+animal] bryozoan; "moss-animal" (phylum Bryozoa)

tubbezpantnarm [tube+absence+plant+soft-object] moss -- a plant of the class Musci

tubfonhim [tube+sound+tool] pipe organ

tubpost [tube+mail] mailng tube -- a cardboard tube for mailing posters and large pictures

tubton [tube+{augmentative}] pipe; conduit -- a tube for the passage of water (c.f. vattub)

tubtonvatsanj [tube+{augmentative}+water+bread] ziti

tubtufan [tube+storm] cyclone

tubvatsanj [tube+water+bread] rigatoni

tubvic [tube+vehicle] subway

tubvis [tube+sight] tunnel vision

tufan [From Arabic /tufan/, from a Greek form adopted in to Hindi, English, Mandarin Chinese, et al] storm -- a violent weather condition with high winds and precipitation and thunder and lightening

tufanbez [storm+absence] calm

tufanbin [storm+building] storm cellar, cyclone cellar, tornado cellar -- an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes

tufanhir [storm+bird] storm petrel (Hydrobatinae)

tufanmed [storm+middle] eye of a storm -- a calm area in the middle of a large storm such as a hurricane

Tufanmeru [un-modifier}+measure+{verb}] Beaufort scale -- a scale on which successive ranges of wind velocities are assigned code numbers from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)

tufansint [storm+science] meteorology