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- [an-tee-sahy-klohn, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn tiˈsaɪ kloʊn, ˌæn taɪ-/
- /ˌæn.tiˈsaɪ.kləʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-tee-sahy-klohn, an-tahy-]
- /ˌæn tiˈsaɪ kloʊn, ˌæn taɪ-/
Definitions of anticyclone word
- countable noun anticyclone An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer, clear skies and high temperatures. 3
- noun anticyclone 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 3
- noun anticyclone a system of rotating winds over a vast area spinning out from a high pressure center (clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) and generally causing fair weather: commonly called a high since it coexists with high barometric pressure 3
- noun anticyclone 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). 1
- noun anticyclone A weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise (northern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (southern hemisphere) direction. Anticyclones are associated with calm, fine weather. 1
- noun anticyclone winds spiralling from high-pressure centre 1
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Origin of anticyclone
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; anti- + cyclone
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Parts of speech for Anticyclone
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anticyclone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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