anticyclone (redirected from anticyclones)

an·ti·cy·clone  (nt-skln, 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.

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anti·cy·clonic (-klnk) adj.

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anticyclone [ˌæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Meteorol a body of moving air of higher pressure than the surrounding air, in which the pressure decreases away from the centre. Winds circulate around the centre in a clockwise direction in the N hemisphere and anticlockwise in the S hemisphere Also called high

anticyclonic  [ˌæntɪsaɪˈklɒnɪk] adj

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anticyclone - (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern meteorology - 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

Translations

anticyclone [ˈæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn] N → anticiclón m

anticyclone [ˌæntiˈsaɪkləʊn] n → anticyclone m
anti-depressant antidepressant [ˌæntidɪˈprɛs^ənt]

n

(= drug) → antidépresseur m
She died from an overdose of an anti-depressant → Elle est morte d'une overdose d'antidépresseur.

(fig) → antidépresseur m
Exercise is a powerful antidepressant → Le sport est un antidépresseur puissant.

adj [drugs, medication, tablets, treatment] → antidépresseur, antidépressif/ive
to be on antidepressant drugs → être sous antidépresseurs

anticyclone [ˈæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn] n → anticiclone m