About The Word Cyclone

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Cyclone

Cyclone Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Cyclone?
[n] a violent rotating windstorm
[n] (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern Synonyms | Synonyms for Cyclone: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cyclone: air mass | anticyclone | baguio | blaze | burst | cold front | cold sector | convulsion | dirty weather | dust devil | eruption | explosion | fit | flare-up | foul weather | front | gale | gust | high | high-pressure area | hurricane | irruption | isobar | isometric | isometric line | isopiestic line | isotherm | isothermal line | line squall | low | low-pressure area | occluded front | outbreak | outburst | paroxysm | polar front | rainspout | rainstorm | rotary storm | rough weather | sand column | sandspout | seizure | snowstorm | spasm | squall | squall line | stationary front | storm | stormy weather | tempest | tempestuous rage | thunderstorm | tornado | twister | typhoon | upheaval | warm front | waterspout | weather map | whirlblast | whirlwind | wind eddy | wind-shift line | windstorm See Also | atmosphere | atmospheric state | depression | hurricane | low | low pressure | tornado | twister | typhoon | windstorm Cyclone In Webster's Dictionary \Cy"clone\ (s?"kl?n), n. [Gr.????? moving in a circle,
p. pr. of ?????, fr. ky`klos circle.] (Meteor.)
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.
Note: The atmospheric disturbance usually accompanying a
cyclone, marked by an onward moving area of high
pressure, is called an anticyclone.
\Cy"clone\, n. 1. (Meteor.) 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. 2. A tornado. See above, and {Tornado}. [Middle U. S.] |
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