Anticyclone
noun
noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A system of winds that spirals out from a center of high pressure.
- 2 (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern wordnet
Example
More examples"Mist accumulates in coastal areas where a cold sea current, an anticyclone and a land obstacle, such as a mountain range, combine."
Etymology
From anti- + cyclone. Coined by Sir Francis Galton in the 1860s.