extratropical cyclone

[ ek-struh-trop-i-kuh l, ek- ]
/ ˈɛk strəˈtrɒp ɪ kəl, ˌɛk- /

noun

any large-scale, cyclonic storm that is not a tropical cyclone, especially the common frontal cyclone of the middle and high latitudes.

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Origin of extratropical cyclone

First recorded in 1920–25; extra- + tropical

Words nearby extratropical cyclone

extrasolar planet, extrasystole, extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extraterritoriality, extratropical cyclone, extrauterine, extravagance, extravagancy, extravagant, extravagantes
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Scientific definitions for extratropical cyclone

extratropical cyclone
[ ĕk′strə-trŏp′ĭ-kəl ]

See under cyclone.
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