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an·ti·cy·clone
(ăn′tē-sī′klōn′, ăn′tī-)n.
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)n
(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.
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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 | 1. |  anticyclone - (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southernmeteorology - 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 |
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anticyclone
[ˌæntiˈsaɪkləʊn] n → anticyclone manti-depressant antidepressant [ˌæntidɪˈprɛsənt] n
(= drug) → antidépresseur m
She died from an overdose of an anti-depressant → Elle est morte d'une overdose d'antidépresseur.
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.
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
to be on antidepressant drugs → être sous antidépresseurs
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