anticyclone

[ an-tee-sahy-klohn, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈsaɪ kloʊn, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun Meteorology.

a circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Compare cyclone (def. 1), high (def. 37).

Origin of anticyclone

First recorded in 1875–80; anti- + cyclone

OTHER WORDS FROM anticyclone

an·ti·cy·clon·ic

[an-tee-sahy-klon-ik, an-tahy-], /ˌæn ti saɪˈklɒn ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby anticyclone

antics, anticum, anticyclical, anticyclogenesis, anticyclolysis, anticyclone, anticyclonic, antidazzle mirror, antidemocratic, antidepressant, antidepressants

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Example sentences from the Web for anticyclone

And curiously enough, although the anticyclone loads half a ton excess weight upon us we like it.
Reading the Weather|Thomas Morris Longstreth
Something of the laws of cyclone and anticyclone are known, and rude weather predictions across the Atlantic are roughly possible.
Pioneers of Science|Oliver Lodge
Owing to the presence of the anticyclone referred to above, the depression recurved off Hatteras.
Wind and Weather|Alexander McAdie
So it is well to be able to recognize an anticyclone when one appears.
Reading the Weather|Thomas Morris Longstreth

The course that the center of the anticyclone is keeping may be watched by the same agency.
Reading the Weather|Thomas Morris Longstreth

British Dictionary definitions for anticyclone

anticyclone

/ (ˌæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn) /

noun

meteorol a body of moving air of higher pressure than the surrounding air, in which the pressure decreases away from the centre. Winds circulate around the centre in a clockwise direction in the N hemisphere and anticlockwise in the S hemisphereAlso called: high

Derived forms of anticyclone

anticyclonic (ˌæntɪsaɪˈklɒnɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for anticyclone

anticyclone

[ ăn′tē-sī′klōn′, ăn′tī- ]

A large-scale system of winds that spiral outward around a region of high atmospheric pressure. In the Northern Hemisphere the wind in an anticyclone moves clockwise, and in the Southern Hemisphere it moves counterclockwise. Compare cyclone.

单词	anticyclone
释义	anticyclone [ an-tee-sahy-klohn, an-tahy- ] / ˌæn tiˈsaɪ kloʊn, ˌæn taɪ- / noun Meteorology. a circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Compare cyclone (def. 1), high (def. 37). Origin of anticyclone First recorded in 1875–80; anti- + cyclone OTHER WORDS FROM anticyclone an·ti·cy·clon·ic [an-tee-sahy-klon-ik, an-tahy-], /ˌæn ti saɪˈklɒn ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/, adjective Words nearby anticyclone antics, anticum, anticyclical, anticyclogenesis, anticyclolysis, anticyclone, anticyclonic, antidazzle mirror, antidemocratic, antidepressant, antidepressants Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anticyclone And curiously enough, although the anticyclone loads half a ton excess weight upon us we like it. Reading the Weather\|Thomas Morris Longstreth Something of the laws of cyclone and anticyclone are known, and rude weather predictions across the Atlantic are roughly possible. Pioneers of Science\|Oliver Lodge Owing to the presence of the anticyclone referred to above, the depression recurved off Hatteras. Wind and Weather\|Alexander McAdie So it is well to be able to recognize an anticyclone when one appears. Reading the Weather\|Thomas Morris Longstreth The course that the center of the anticyclone is keeping may be watched by the same agency. Reading the Weather\|Thomas Morris Longstreth British Dictionary definitions for anticyclone anticyclone / (ˌæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn) / noun meteorol a body of moving air of higher pressure than the surrounding air, in which the pressure decreases away from the centre. Winds circulate around the centre in a clockwise direction in the N hemisphere and anticlockwise in the S hemisphereAlso called: high Derived forms of anticyclone anticyclonic (ˌæntɪsaɪˈklɒnɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for anticyclone anticyclone [ ăn′tē-sī′klōn′, ăn′tī- ] A large-scale system of winds that spiral outward around a region of high atmospheric pressure. In the Northern Hemisphere the wind in an anticyclone moves clockwise, and in the Southern Hemisphere it moves counterclockwise. Compare cyclone. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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