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anticyclone

Syllabification: (an·ti·cy·clone)

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Definition of anticyclone

noun

  • a weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates in a clockwise (northern hemisphere) or counterclockwise (southern hemisphere) direction. Anticyclones are associated with calm, fine weather.

Derivatives

anticyclonic

Pronunciation: /-sīˈklänik/

adjective

anticyclone in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of anticyclone in the British & World English dictionary