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Noun Concept
Categories: Meteorological phenomena, Basic meteorological concepts and phenomena, Tropical cyclone meteorology, Meteorological quantities, Anticyclones
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anticyclone  Polar anticyclone  Anti-cyclone  Anti-cyclonic  anticyclones
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(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern WordNet 3.0
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(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern WordNet 3.0
(meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern Open English WordNet
An anticyclone is a weather phenomenon defined as a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above. Wikipedia
Opposite to a cyclone Wikidata
A circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. OmegaWiki
A system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure. Wiktionary
System of winds. Wiktionary (translation)