Definition of Anticyclone

1. Noun. (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern.

Category relationships: Meteorology
Generic synonyms: Atmosphere, Atmospheric State
Terms within: High
Derivative terms: Anticyclonic
Antonyms: Cyclone

Definition of Anticyclone

1. n. A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.

Definition of Anticyclone

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

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Definition of Anticyclone

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Medical Definition of Anticyclone

1. A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. Anticyclon"ic, Anticyclon"ically. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anticyclone

anticult
anticultism
anticultist
anticultists
anticults
anticultural
anticulture
anticultures
anticurare
anticure
anticus
anticyclogeneses
anticyclogenesis
anticyclolyses
anticyclolysis
anticyclone (current term)
anticyclones
anticyclonic
anticyclonically
anticytotoxin
antidairy
antidamping
antidandruff
antidarkening
antidating
antidazzle
antidebate
antidebt
antidecuplet
antidecuplets

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