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cyclone Definition

cy·clone (sī′klōn′)

noun

  1. loosely a windstorm with a violent, whirling movement; tornado or hurricane
  2. Meteorol. a system of rotating winds over a vast area, spinning inward to a low pressure center (counterclockwise in the N Hemisphere) and generally causing stormy weather: commonly called a low, since it coexists with low barometric pressure

Etymology: altered < cyclome (< Gr kyklōma, wheel), infl. by Gr kyklōn, moving in a circle < kykloein, to circle around, whirl < kyklos: see wheel

cyclone Related Forms

cy·clon′ic (sī klän′ik) adjective cy·clon′i·cally adverb

cyclone Synonyms

cyclone

n.

destructive wind, typhoon, twister*; see hurricane, storm 1, tornado, wind 1.

cyclone Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Topics include tropical cyclones, volcanoes, burglary, AIDS. iii.
  • follow: Following cyclone Nina many mature trees were blown down creating gaps in the forest canopy.
  • do: Fig 3: Structure of a tropical cyclone How does the tropical cyclone obtain its energy?

Converse of subject

  • affect: Figure 4 shows the areas of the world affected by tropical cyclones.
  • cause: The swells were not caused by a cyclone or and were not part of a tsunami, the French meteorological service reported Tuesday.
  • destroy: This road was destroyed by cyclone Eline in February.

Adjective modifier

  • extra-tropical: Understanding how baroclinic waves grew in simple models shed light on the mechanisms by which extra-tropical cyclones developed in the real troposphere.
  • extratropical: The extratropical cyclone accelerated northeastward across the North Atlantic Ocean from the 6th through the 9th November.
  • tropical: A tropical cyclone is a large storm rotating around an area of very low pressure, with strong winds blowing around the center.
  • devastating: Bangladesh is also subject to devastating cyclones in April, May and September to November.
  • super: The super cyclone which devastated coastal Orissa in 1999, killing at least 10,000 people and making millions homeless.
  • severe: Severe tropical cyclone Clare crossed the Pilbara coast west of Dampier, in the remote Northern Territories on Monday 9th January.

Modifies a noun

  • shelter: Most villagers were left homeless but because of the cyclone shelter all survived.
  • vacuum: Dyson have long argued that Hoover infringed the patent for their dual cyclone vacuum cleaner.
  • belt: The 115 islands, near the equator and outside the cyclone belt, are indeed unspoiled.
  • warning: Tropical cyclone warnings America has the most sophisticated tropical cyclone warning system.
  • season: Tropical storms are likely in the cyclone season, which runs from December to March.
  • activity: There are also cyclone activity graphs and links to related sites.

Noun used with modifier

orissa: Appendix 1 The cyclone in Orissa, India, 1999 The Orissa cyclone struck in October last year.

Preposition: in

orissa: The late 1999 cyclone in Orissa in India had similar affects.