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an·ti·cy·clone

(ăn′tē-sī′klōn′, ăn′tī-)

An extensive system of winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure center, circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

an′ti·cy·clon′ic (-klŏn′ĭk) adj.

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anticyclone

(ˌæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn)

(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 adj

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an•ti•cy•clone

(ˌæn tiˈsaɪ kloʊn, ˌæn taɪ-)

n.

a circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure that is clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

[1875–80]

an`ti•cy•clon′ic (-saɪˈklɒn ɪk) adj.

an·ti·cy·clone

(ăn′tē-sī′klōn′)

A system of winds that spiral outward around a region of high atmospheric pressure, circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Compare cyclone.

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Noun

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

anticiclón

anticiclone

антициклон

anticyclone

[ˈæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn] N → anticiclón m

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anticyclone

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

(= 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

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anticyclone

[ˈæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn] n → anticiclone m

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