单词 | mesocyclone |
释义 | mesocyclone in British English (ˈmɛsəʊˌsaɪkləʊn) noun an area of vertically rotating air during a severe thunderstorm which can develop into a tornado mesocyclone in American English (ˌmezəˈsaikloun, ˌmes-, ˌmizə-, -sə-) noun Meteorology a small cyclone that arises near a thunderstorm and is sometimes associated with the occurrence of tornadoes Word origin [1970–75; meso- + cyclone]This word is first recorded in the period 1970–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Heimlich maneuver, New Age, good old boy, relational database, salsameso- is a combining form meaning “middle,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix meso- include: Mesozoic, mesoblast, mesomorphic, mesonephros, mesothoraxExamples of 'mesocyclone' in a sentence |
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