anticyclogenesis

[ an-tee-sahy-kloh-jen-uh-sis, an-tahy- ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. the intensification or development of an anticyclone, usually in simultaneous occurrence with an increase in atmospheric pressure:

   Anticyclogenesis occurs with moderate frequency over the warm waters off the east coast of North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticyclogenesis¹

First recorded in 1925–30; anticycl(one) + -o- ( def ) + genesis