anticyclolysis

[ an-tee-sahy-klol-uh-sis, an-tahy- ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. the weakening or extinction of an anticyclone, usually in simultaneous occurrence with a decrease in atmospheric pressure:

   The North African family of anticyclones is primarily observed in summer, and anticyclolysis tends to occur off the northern Libyan coast.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticyclolysis¹

First recorded in 1930–35; anticycl(one) + -o- ( def ) + -lysis