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adjective Meteorology.
1.
of or pertaining to a cyclone.
2.
describing a direction of rotation that is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Cyclonic
is always a great word to know.
So is hurricane warning. Does it mean:
| a storm warning given for winds with speeds exceeding 63 knots (72 mph, 32 m/sec) when the source of the winds is a tropical cyclone |
| an intense, localized downdraft of air that spreads on the ground, causing rapid changes in wind direction and speed; a localized downpour |
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World English Dictionary
| cyclone (ˈsaɪkləʊn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for depression |
| 2. | a violent tropical storm; hurricane |
| [C19: from Greek kuklōn a turning around, from kukloein to revolve, from kuklos wheel] | |
| cyclonic | |
| —adj | |
| cy'clonical | |
| —adj | |
| 'cyclonal | |
| —adj | |
| cy'clonically | |
| —adv | |
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