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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024an•ti•cy•clone (an′tē sī′klōn, an′tī-),USA pronunciation n. [Meteorol.]- Meteorologya circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Cf. cyclone (def. 1), high (def. 41).
an•ti•cy•clon•ic (an′tē sī klon′ik, an′tī-),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anticyclone /ˌæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn/ n - 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 hemisphere
Also called: high
anticyclonic /ˌæntɪsaɪˈklɒnɪk/ adj |