anticyclonic

[ an-tee-sahy-klon-ik, an-tahy- ]

adjective

, Meteorology.

1. of or relating to an anticyclone:

   Also visible is another anticyclonic storm, racing eastward.

2. noting a direction of rotation that is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, and undefined at the equator:

   the variability of anticyclonic current patterns in the Gulf of Mexico.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticyclonic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; anticyclon(e) ( def ) + -ic ( def )

Example Sentences

It is also likely that we will see some sunshine this week, after the lack of sunshine so far in November under the anticyclonic gloom.

From BBC

In autumn and winter, while sunny, clearer days are possible, high pressure can also result in "anticyclonic gloom".

From BBC

Our radar indicated anticyclonic rotation on the 29th as shown by the red outbound and green inbound winds in the radar image below.

From Los Angeles Times

Evan Bentley, severe weather meteorologist with the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, wrote on Twitter that radar data showed at least four “distinct anticyclonic circulations” associated with the fire on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

As it rose through the stratosphere, the Australian pyroCb plume also did something entirely unexpected: It created its own winds, which rotated around the plume in an anticyclonic, or counterclockwise, fashion at over 30 mph.

From Washington Post