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ANTICYCLONIC
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I. (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)
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