cyclostrophic
American
[sahy-kluh-strof-ik, -stroh-fik, sik-le-]
/ ˌsaɪ kləˈstrɒf ɪk, -ˈstroʊ fɪk, ˌsɪk lɛ- /
adjective
Meteorology.
Etymology
Origin of cyclostrophic
1915–20; cyclo- + Late Greek strophikós turned, equivalent to Greek stroph- (variant stem of stréphein to turn) + -ikos -ic; see strophe
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