extratropical cyclone
[ ek-struh-trop-i-kuhl sahy-klohn ]
nounMeteorology.
a cold-core storm system occurring over land or water and energized by the interaction of cold and warm air masses: the common frontal cyclones that produce much of the precipitation of the middle latitudes are examples of extratropical cyclones, as are blizzards and nor’easters.
Origin of extratropical cyclone
1- Also called mid-latitude cyclone [mid-lat-i-tood sahy-klohn], /ˈmɪdˈlæt ɪ tud ˈsaɪ kloʊn/, mid-latitude storm [mid-lat-i-tood stawrm]. /ˈmɪdˈlæt ɪ tud ˈstɔrm/.
- Compare subtropical cyclone, tropical cyclone.
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Scientific definitions for extratropical cyclone
extratropical cyclone
[ ĕk′strə-trŏp′ĭ-kəl ]
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