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cy·clon·ic       [sahy-klon-ik] Pronunciation Key
–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.
Also, cy·clon·i·cal.

[Origin: 1855–60; cyclone + -ic]

—Related forms
cy·clon·i·cal·ly, adverb
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cy·clone       (sī'klōn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Meteorology
    1. An atmospheric system characterized by the rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy, often destructive weather. Cyclones circulate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
    2. A violent tropical storm, especially one originating in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean.
  2. A violent rotating windstorm.
  3. Any of various devices using centrifugal force to separate materials.


[From Greek kuklōn, present participle of kukloun, to rotate, from kuklos, circle; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

cy·clon'ic (-klŏn'ĭk), cy·clon'i·cal adj.
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cyclonic

adjective
1. of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center; "cyclonic cloud pattern" 
2. of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm; "cyclonic destruction" 

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Cyclonic

Cy*clon"ic\ (s?-kl?n"?k), a. Pertaining to a cyclone.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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