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anticyclone Definition


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anticyclone
noun
    1. An area of relatively high atmospheric pressure from which light winds spiral outward in the opposite direction to that of the Earth's rotation, generally associated with calm settled weather. Also called high. Compare cyclone 1.
Derivative: anticyclonic
adj
    Etymology: 19c: anti- (sense 3) + cyclone.



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