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Definition of Cyclone

1. Noun. (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern.

Definition of Cyclone

1. n. A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward, often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour.

2. n. In general, a condition of the atmosphere characterized by a central area of pressure much lower than that of surrounding areas, and a system of winds blowing inward and around (clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern); -- called also a low-area storm. It is attended by high temperature, moist air, abundant precipitation, and clouded sky. The term includes the hurricane, typhoon, and tropical storms; it should not be applied to the moderate disturbances attending ordinary areas of low pressure nor to tornadoes, waterspouts, or "twisters," in which the vertical motion is more important than the horizontal.

Definition of Cyclone

1. Noun. A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure. ¹

2. Noun. A low pressure system. ¹

3. Noun. (popular) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils. ¹

4. Noun. A strong wind. ¹

5. Noun. A Southeastern and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon that results in wind speeds of around 150 to 200 km/h. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cyclone

1. a rotating system of winds [n -S] : CYCLONAL, CYCLONIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cyclone

Literary usage of Cyclone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of Physics by John Henry Poynting, Joseph John Thomson (1906)
"46) shows the history of a cyclone on four successive days. ... A cyclone is shown by the isobars to be approaching as in Fig. 46, October 26. ..."

2. Niosh Manual of Analytical Methods: Sampling and Analytical Methods for ...edited by Peter M. Eller edited by Peter M. Eller (1994)
"Sampling Instructions for Filter + cyclone Sampler Use these ... Methods requiring these instructions specify cyclone + FILTER as the sampling method. ..."

3. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"The changes in the eclipse cyclone are very minute and feeble, but it will be seen from the foregoing that a consideration of the phenomenon has a very high ..."

4. Wise, Witty, Eloquent Kings of the Platform and Pulpit: Biographies by Melville De Lancey Landon (1890)
"Mr. Nye now told some of his famous cyclone stories: While I was traveling out imm Kansas the ... I spoke of the cyclone with sonic feeling amid a little ..."

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