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a) of, or pertaining to a cycloneb) rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
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Cyclonic — Cy*clon ic (s? kl?n ?k), a. Pertaining to a cyclone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cyclonic — 1860, from CYCLONE (Cf. cyclone) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology dictionary
cyclonic — adjective 1. of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center cyclonic cloud pattern • Syn: ↑cyclonal, ↑cyclonical • Pertains to noun: ↑cyclone • Derivationally related forms: ↑cyclone … Useful english dictionary
cyclonic — cyclone ► NOUN 1) a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure; a depression. 2) a tropical storm. DERIVATIVES cyclonic adjective. ORIGIN probably from Greek kukl ma wheel, coil of a snake … English terms dictionary
Cyclonic vortex — may refer to: Upper tropospheric cyclonic vortex, a vortex that usually moves slowly from east northeast to west southwest, and generally does not extend below 20,000 feet in altitude. Low level tropospheric cyclonic vortices are known as low… … Wikipedia
Cyclonic rotation — or circulation is movement in the same direction as the Earth s rotation, as opposed to anticyclonic rotation. External links Cyclonic Rotation AMS Glossary of Meteorology Categories: Atmospheric science stubsClimate patterns … Wikipedia
Cyclonic spray scrubber — Figure 1 Irrigated cyclone scrubber Cyclonic spray scrubbers are an air pollution control technology. They use the features of both the dry cyclone and the spray chamber to remove pollutants from gas streams. Generally, the inlet gas enters the… … Wikipedia
Cyclonic separation — A simple cyclone separator Cyclonic separation is a method of removing particulates from an air, gas or liquid stream, without the use of filters, through vortex separation. Rotational effects and gravity are used to separate mixtures of solids… … Wikipedia
Cyclonic storm — Storm Storm, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]166.] 1. A violent disturbance of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cyclonic — adjective see cyclone … New Collegiate Dictionary
cyclonic — cyclonically, adv. /suy klon ik/, adj. Meteorol. 1. of or pertaining to a cyclone. 2. describing a direction of rotation that is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Also, cyclonical. [1855 60;… … Universalium
