Definition of ANTICYCLONE

anticyclone

Meanings

Plural: anticyclones

Noun

  • (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
  • a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure

Origin / Etymology

From anti- + cyclone. Coined by Sir Francis Galton in the 1860s.

Antonyms

cyclone

Scrabble Score: 18

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Words With Friends Score: 22

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