A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
A cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is threatening the eastern Indian states.
Synonyms: typhoon, hurricane, tornado, whirlwind More Synonyms of cyclone
cyclone in British English
(ˈsaɪkləʊn)
noun
1. another name for depression (sense 6)
2.
a violent tropical storm; hurricane
Derived forms
cyclonic (saɪˈklɒnɪk), cyclonical (cyˈclonical) or cyclonal (ˈcyclonal)
adjective
cyclonically (cyˈclonically)
adverb
Word origin
C19: from Greek kuklōn a turning around, from kukloun to revolve, from kuklos wheel
Cyclone in British English
(ˈsaɪkləʊn)
adjective
trademark Australian and New Zealand
(of fencing) made of interlaced wire and metal
cyclone in American English
(ˈsaɪˌkloʊn)
noun
1. Loosely
a windstorm with a violent, whirling movement; tornado or hurricane
2. Meteorology
a system of rotating winds over a vast area, spinning inward to a low pressure center (counterclockwise in the N Hemisphere) and generally causing stormy weather: commonly called a low, since it coexists with low barometric pressure
Derived forms
cyclonic (cyˈclonic) (saɪˈklɑnɪk)
adjective
cyclonically (cyˈclonically)
adverb
Word origin
altered < cyclome (< Gr kyklōma, wheel), infl. by Gr kyklōn, moving in a circle < kykloein, to circle around, whirl < kyklos: see wheel
A cyclone is a vessel for removing solids from a gas, using a fast rotating flow.
The dry powder or solid granules are recovered from the exhaust air using cyclones.
A cyclone is a simple device that uses centrifugal force to separate solids from a gas stream.
A cyclone is a vessel for removing solids from a gas, using a fast rotating flow.
Examples of 'cyclone' in a sentence
cyclone
Bangladesh has the worst record of cyclone storm surges in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There has been no trend in tropical cyclone intensity or frequency worldwide.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Miners with interests in Australia were also unsettled by the potential disruption to production from a tropical cyclone in the northwest of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Elsewhere, residents complained the country's leaders were slow to help cyclone victims.
The Sun (2008)
In November 1970 a cyclone and storm surge killed more than half a million people.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The government said the cyclone and floods had damaged more than 300,000 homes in almost 17,000 villages.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
ONLINE You can help cyclone victims by on to: w w w.
The Sun (2008)
Part of the reason is that the tropical cyclone that battered Bangladesh and northeast India last week drained much of the energy from the advancing monsoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Get it wrong and you could be landing in the middle of a tropical cyclone or find out you've paid over the odds as it's peak season.
The Sun (2012)
Word lists with
cyclone
Weather phenomena, Meteorological terms
In other languages
cyclone
British English: cyclone /ˈsaɪkləʊn/ NOUN
A cyclone is a violent tropical storm.
The race was called off as a cyclone struck.
American English: cyclone
Arabic: إِعْصَار
Brazilian Portuguese: ciclone
Chinese: 旋风
Croatian: ciklona
Czech: cyklón
Danish: cyklon
Dutch: cycloon
European Spanish: ciclón
Finnish: pyörremyrsky
French: cyclone
German: Zyklon
Greek: κυκλώνας
Italian: ciclone
Japanese: サイクロン
Korean: 사이클론
Norwegian: syklon
Polish: cyklon
European Portuguese: ciclone
Romanian: ciclon
Russian: циклон
Latin American Spanish: ciclón
Swedish: cyklon
Thai: พายุหมุนไซโคลน
Turkish: siklon
Ukrainian: циклон
Vietnamese: lốc bão
Chinese translation of 'cyclone'
cyclone
(ˈsaɪkləun)
n(c)
龙(龍)卷(捲)风(風) (lóngjuǎnfēng) (场(場), chǎng)
(noun)
Definition
a violent tropical storm
The cyclone brought down power and phone lines.
Synonyms
typhoon
She had to endure being in a typhoon for 67 hours.
hurricane
Homes have been destroyed in the hurricane's destructive path.
tornado
The tornado tossed homes around like litter.
whirlwind
They scattered like leaves in a whirlwind.
tempest (literary)
torrential rain and howling tempest
twister (US, informal)
storm
the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast
Additional synonyms
in the sense of hurricane
Definition
a severe, often destructive storm, esp. a tropical cyclone
Homes have been destroyed in the hurricane's destructive path.
Synonyms
storm,
gale,
tornado,
cyclone,
typhoon,
tempest (literary),
twister (US, informal),
windstorm,
willy-willy (Australian)
in the sense of storm
Definition
a violent weather condition of strong winds, rain, hail, thunder, lightning, etc.
the violent storms which whipped America's East Coast