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Cyclone - English meaning

ˈsaɪ.kləʊn

Cyclone – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

Usage examples:

Visitors were told how weather data which flow in continuously from around 500 weather stations all…
noun

A violent and often destructive storm in which the wind moves very fast in a circular direction

noun

A violent tropical storm

Usage examples:

A cyclone swept across the island, killing several people.
noun

Wind moving in a circular direction towards an area of low atmospheric pressure

Usage examples:

Weather forecasters say the cyclone should move offshore, bringing dry conditions on sunday.

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气旋, 龙卷风

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Cycloon, Wervelstorm

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Cyclone

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Zyklon

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चक्रवात, बवंडर, चक्रवात्या

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Ciclone

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집진 장치, 선풍, 열대성 저기압, 대폭풍

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Циклон, Циклонический

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Ciclón, Tiempo

Word origin

mid 19th century: probably from Greek kuklōma ‘wheel, coil of a snake’, from kuklos ‘circle’. The change of spelling from -m to -n is unexplained.

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Cyclone – similar words

cyclonic

saɪˈklɒn.ɪk

adjective

Relating to or resembling a cyclone.

Usage examples:

A severe storm with cyclonic winds tore apart roofs
adjective

If wind is cyclonic, it is moving in a circular direction towards an area of low atmospheric pressure

Usage examples:

Cyclonic winds have caused great destruction during the fire season in this part of australia., in …
adjective

If an area is cyclonic, it often has violent tropical storms

Usage examples:

She is working as an engineer on a housebuilding project in a cyclonic area in the caribbean., with…
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cyclones

ˈsaɪ.kləʊn

noun

A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

Usage examples:

Visitors were told how weather data which flow in continuously from around 500 weather stations all…
noun

A violent and often destructive storm in which the wind moves very fast in a circular direction

noun

A violent tropical storm

Usage examples:

A cyclone swept across the island, killing several people.
Cyclones - all meanings in English

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