cyclogenesis

[ sahy-kluh-jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, Meteorology.

1. the development or intensification of a cyclone, usually in simultaneous occurrence with a decrease in atmospheric pressure:

   They’re studying the timing of cyclogenesis in relation to the onset of monsoon season.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyclogenesis¹

First recorded in 1935–40; cycl(one) + -o- ( def ) + genesis

Example Sentences

BBC Weather's Matt Taylor confirmed that Ciarán has been classified as a weather bomb, or 'explosive cyclogenesis'.

From BBC

In a process called explosive cyclogenesis, the low pressure system will deepen by over 24 millibars in 24 hours.

From BBC

The wind and rain mayhem from San Francisco Bay south to Monterey Bay on Tuesday was caused by an extraordinary drop in barometric pressure over the eastern Pacific that meteorologists described as “explosive cyclogenesis.”

From Seattle Times

A cyclogenesis refers to an intensification of a cyclone or low-pressure storm system.

From Seattle Times

New England’s temperature swing is being caused by two things: The blast of Arctic air has reached the region just as a rapid cyclogenesis is developing over Labrador and Newfoundland, churning up powerful winds, said meteorologist Donald Dumont at the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.

From Seattle Times