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CYCLONIC

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical stormplay

Example:

cyclonic destruction

Synonyms:

cyclonal; cyclonic; cyclonical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)

Derivation:

cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)

cyclone ((meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure centerplay

Example:

cyclonic cloud pattern

Synonyms:

cyclonal; cyclonic; cyclonical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

Pertainym:

cyclone ((meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern)

Derivation:

cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)

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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