anticyclonic

anticyclonic
adjective see anticyclone

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Anticyclonic — Anticyclone An ti*cy clone ([a^]n t[i^]*s[imac] kl[=o]n), n. (Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. {An ti*cy*clon ic}, a.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anticyclonic — See anticyclone. * * * …   Universalium

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