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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
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
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