anticyclonic
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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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| Adj. | 1. |  anticyclonic - of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a high pressure centermeteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) |
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anticyclonic
[ˌæntɪsaɪˈklɒnɪk] adj → anticiclonico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995