anticyclones
plural of anticyclone
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
18 May 2025
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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