an·ti·cy·clone ( n t -s  kl n, nt-)n. An extensive system of winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center, circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. an ti·cy·clonic (-kl n k) adj. |
anticyclone
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Meteorol an area of moving air of high pressure in which the winds rotate outwards
| anticyclone (nt-skln, nt-) A large-scale system of winds that spiral outward around a region of high atmospheric pressure. In the Northern Hemisphere the wind in an anticyclone moves clockwise, and in the Southern Hemisphere it moves counterclockwise. Compare cyclone. |
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| Noun | 1. |  anticyclone - (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southernmeteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) atmospheric state, atmosphere - the weather or climate at some place; "the atmosphere was thick with fog" high - an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" cyclone - (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern |
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