ANTICYCLONE

anticyclone

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anticyclone (plural anticyclones)

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

Source: Wiktionary


An"ti*cy`clone, n. (Meteorol.)

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

– An`ti*cy*clon"ic, a.

– An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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