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anticyclonic

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[an-tee-sahy-klon-ik, an-tahy-] / ˌæn ti saɪˈklɒn ɪk, ˌæn taɪ- /

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.

Etymology

Origin of anticyclonic

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

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