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Synonyms

cyclonic

American  
[sahy-klon-ik] / saɪˈklɒn ɪk /
Also cyclonical

adjective

Meteorology.

  1. of or relating to a cyclone.

    a cyclonic system developing to our west.

  2. describing a direction of rotation that is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, and undefined at the equator.

    In the Weddell Sea, the main circulation is cyclonic.

Other Word Forms

  • cyclonically adverb
  • precyclonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of cyclonic

First recorded in 1855–60; cyclon(e) + -ic

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