Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity.
To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds.
To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions.
Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed.
Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech.
A condition when no motion of the air is detected.
Sea condition characterised by the simultaneous disappearance of the wind and the last cold beer
Wind with a speed below 1 knot (1 mph); Beaufort scale number 0.
Beaufort force 0. Wind speed less than 1 knot. Sea like a mirror.
make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
not agitated; without losing self-possession; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"
characterized by absence of emotional agitation; "calm acceptance of the inevitable"; "remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country"
(of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas"
marked by freedom from agitation or excitement; "the rioters gradually became calm and slowly dispersed"
The absence of apparent motion of air. In weather observations, the wind is reported as calm if it is determined to have a speed less than 1 mile per hour. In the Beaufort wind scale this condition is reported when smoke is observed to rise vertically, or the surface of the sea is smooth and mirror-like.
A condition of little or no wind.
Absence of appreciable wind: On the Beaufort Scale of wind force calm is accorded the figure 0 and has a wind speed equivalent or less than 1 knot.
the absence of apparent motion in the air.
Conditions in the atmosphere without wind or any other type of air movement.
A wind speed of less than 3 knots.
The condition of the water surface when there is no WIND WAVES or SWELL.
Atmospheric conditions devoid of wind or any other air motion. In oceanic terms, it is the apparent absence of motion of the water surface when there is no wind or swell.
Absence of air motion or wind with a speed of less than 1 knot.
Sea condition characterized by the simultaneous disappearance of the wind and the last cold beverage.
of the sea, without wind and large waves; still
1. The absence of apparent motion of the air. In the Beaufort wind scale, this condition is reported when smoke is observed to rise vertically, or the surface of the sea is smooth and mirrorlike. The National Weather Service reports a wind as calm when it is determined to have a speed of less than three knots. 2. See calm belt.
Calm an adjective meaning peaceful, quiet; particularly used of the weather, free from wind or storm, or of the sea, opposed to rough. The word appears in French calme, through which it came into English, in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian calma. Most authorities follow Diez (Etym.