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anticyclonic — adj. 1. of or pertaining to an anticyclone; moving in the opposite direction of a cyclone. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anticyclonic — anticyclone ► NOUN ▪ an area of high atmospheric pressure around which air slowly circulates, usually resulting in calm, fine weather. DERIVATIVES anticyclonic adjective … English terms dictionary
Anticyclonic rotation — or circulation is movement in the direction opposite to the Earth s rotation.* Compare: cyclonic rotation External links* [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/search?id=anticyclonic rotation1 Anticyclonic Rotation] AMS Glossary of… … Wikipedia
Anticyclonic tornado — An anticyclonic tornado is a tornado which rotates in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. It is simply a naming convention denoting the anomaly from normal rotation which… … Wikipedia
Anticyclonic storm — An anticyclonic storm is a weather storm where winds around the storm flow contrary to the direction dictated by the Coriolis effect about a region of low pressure. In the northern hemisphere, anticyclonic storms involve clockwise wind flow; in… … Wikipedia
Anticyclonic storm — Storm Storm, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]166.] 1. A violent disturbance of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anticyclonic — Anticyclone An ti*cy clone ([a^]n t[i^]*s[imac] kl[=o]n), n. (Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. {An ti*cy*clon ic}, a.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anticyclonic — adjective see anticyclone … New Collegiate Dictionary
anticyclonic — adjective of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone … Wiktionary
anticyclonic — adj. (Meteorology) pertaining to an anticyclone (winds rotating around an area of high atmospheric pressure) … English contemporary dictionary