anticyclogenesis

[an-tee-sahy-kloh-jen-uh-sis, an-tahy-]

noun

Meteorology.

1. the intensification or development of an anticyclone, usually in simultaneous occurrence with an increase in atmospheric pressure.

   Anticyclogenesis occurs with moderate frequency over the warm waters off the east coast of North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticyclogenesis¹

First recorded in 1925–30; anticycl(one) + -o- ( def. ) + genesis