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anticyclone Definition

anti·cy·clone (an′tī sī′klōn′; -tē-, -ti-)

noun

Meteorol. a system of rotating winds over a vast area spinning out from a high pressure center (clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) and generally causing fair weather: commonly called a high since it coexists with high barometric pressure

anticyclone Related Forms

an′ti·cy·clon′ic (---sī klän′ik) adjective

anticyclone Usage Examples

Converse of object

call: High pressure areas are called an anticyclones, and low pressure areas, cyclones, or more commonly depressions.

Adjective modifier

persistent: It was a slightly windier month than normal - with an extremely high frequency of SE'ly winds due to a persistent anticyclone over Scandinavia.

Noun used with modifier

winter: Winter anticyclones bring cold, clear, sunny, settled weather due to: Cold, sunny days with few clouds.