About The Word Anticyclone
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Anticyclone
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What's The Definition Of Anticyclone?
[n] (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the southern
Synonyms | Synonyms for Anticyclone: Related Terms | Find terms related to Anticyclone: See Also | atmosphere | atmospheric state | high | high pressure Anticyclone In Webster's Dictionary \An"ti*cy`clone\, n. (Meteorol.)
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.
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