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Anticyclone

An′ti-cyˊclone

(ăn′tĭ-sīˊklōn)
,
Noun.
(Meteorol.)
A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.
Anˊti-cy-clon′ic
,
Adj.
Anˊti-cy-clon′ic-al-ly
,
adv.

Definition 2024


anticyclone

anticyclone

English

Noun

anticyclone (plural anticyclones)

  1. (meteorology) a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure

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French

Noun

anticyclone m (plural anticyclones)

  1. (meteorology) a high pressure zone, an anticyclone