ANTICYCLONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anticyclonic mean? 

• ANTICYCLONIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANTICYCLONIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure center

  Familiarity information: ANTICYCLONIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTICYCLONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure center

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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