anticyclone meaning
UK US /ˌæntiˈsaɪkloʊn/ 4 syllables
anticyclone (noun): (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern.
Definition of anticyclone
- (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
Opposite: cyclone
Type of: atmosphere
Related forms: anticyclonic
How to pronounce anticyclone
anticyclone is pronounced /ˌæntiˈsaɪkloʊn/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.
Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in NE · 11-letter words
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