anticyclone
A system of winds that spirals out from a center of high pressureA system of winds that spirals out from a center of high pressure.
» Mist accumulates in coastal areas where a cold sea current, an anticyclone and a land obstacle, such as a mountain range, combine.
Meaning
1 sensesA system of winds that spirals out from a center of high pressure.
Antizyklon, Antizyklone, Hochdruckgebiet
антицикло́нanticiklón
антицикло́нantycyklón
(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
Examples
1 sentencesMist accumulates in coastal areas where a cold sea current, an anticyclone and a land obstacle, such as a mountain range, combine.
Translations
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Origin
From anti- + cyclone. Coined by Sir Francis Galton in the 1860s.From anti- + cyclone. Coined by Sir Francis Galton in the 1860s.
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Forms
plural: anticyclones| Singular | anticyclone |
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