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anticyclone /ˌæntɪˈsaɪˌkloʊn/ noun
plural anticyclones
anticyclone
/ˌæntɪˈsaɪˌkloʊn/
noun
plural anticyclones
Learner's definition of ANTICYCLONE
[count] technical
: winds that turn around an area of high pressure and that often bring clear, dry air反气旋;高气压
◊ Anticyclones and cyclones turn in opposite directions.反气旋和气旋的运动方向相反。

— anticyclonic

/ˌæntɪsaɪˈklɑːnɪk/ adjective

anticyclone

noun

an·​ti·​cy·​clone ˌan-ti-ˈsī-ˌklōn How to pronounce anticyclone (audio)
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: a system of winds that rotates about a center of high atmospheric pressure clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern, that usually advances at 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) per hour, and that usually has a diameter of 1500 to 2500 miles (2400 to 4000 kilometers)
2
anticyclonic adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Local authorities recorded a high of 119.85 degrees Wednesday afternoon as the country experiences a heat wave and an anticyclone, a high wind system that circulates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2021 An anticyclone is a high-pressure system, where atmospheric pressure is relatively higher than the air surrounding it. Lauren Fox, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021 Jacob Stern at the Atlantic reports that since the late 1800s, astronomers have noticed the spot, an anticyclone storm about three times wider than Earth locked into place by opposing jet streams, has been shrinking. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 26 Nov. 2019 Instead, the smaller anticyclone appears like a lump traveling around the outer band of the larger one. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 25 Nov. 2019 At the same time, the Great Red Spot seems to have gobbled up a smaller anticyclone and merged to form a bigger storm. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 26 Nov. 2019 Ideal location Mist accumulates in coastal areas where a cold sea current, an anticyclone and a land obstacle, such as a mountain range, combine. The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2018 The first reliable drawings of the anticyclone were created in the mid 19th-century, and astronomers began photographing the planet-sized storm in the 1880s. Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2018 Ideal location Mist accumulates in coastal areas where a cold sea current, an anticyclone and a land obstacle, such as a mountain range, combine. The Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of anticyclone was in 1862

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