English Explanatory Dictionary

cyclonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
  2. Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cyclonic more cyclonic most cyclonic

Etymology

From cyclone + -ic.

Derived words

anticyclonic cyclonically cyclonic separation cyclonic storm cyclonic vacuum cleaner mesocyclonic noncyclonic
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