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cyclonic
cy·clone C0835700 (sī′klōn′)n.1. Meteorology a. An atmospheric system characterized by the rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy, often destructive weather. Cyclones circulate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.b. A violent tropical storm, especially one originating in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean.2. A violent rotating windstorm, especially a tornado.3. Any of various devices using centrifugal force to separate materials.
[From Greek kuklōn, present participle of kukloun, to rotate, from kuklos, circle; see kwel- in Indo-European roots.]
cy·clon′ic (-klŏn′ĭk), cy·clon′i·cal adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cyclonic - of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern"cyclonal, cyclonicalmeteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) | | 2. | cyclonic - of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm; "cyclonic destruction"cyclonal, cyclonical |
Translationscyclonic
cyclonic[sī′klän·ik] (geophysics) Having a sense of rotation about the local vertical that is the same as that of the earth's rotation: as viewed from above, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, undefined at the Equator. cyclonicThe counterclock-wise airflow around a low-pressure system in the Northern Hemisphere (clock-wise in the Southern Hemisphere).cyclonic
cyclonic descriptive of a weather system of low atmospheric pressure at sea level (a depression) where winds circulate round the centre of low pressure in an anticlockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere.cyclonic
Related to cyclonic: anticyclonicSynonyms for cyclonicadj of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure centerSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical stormSynonyms |