anticyclone
Meaning
A system of winds that spirals out from a center of high pressure.
Synonyms
high area
high pressure
high-pressure area
high atmospheric pressure
highpressure area
high barometric maximum
barometric high
high barometric pressure
Translations
anticyclone
anticiclone
anticiclón
anticicló
αντικυκλώνας
anticiclone
hogedrukgebied
yüksek basınç υψηλό βαρομετρικό
Antizyklone yüksek basınç alanı
إعصار مضادEtymology
From anti- + cyclone. Coined by Sir Francis Galton in the 1860s.
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