cyclone
/'saikloun/
Definition
- Noun:
- A violent rotating windstorm: A cyclone is a weather phenomenon characterized by a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, typically bringing destructive weather.
- (Meteorology) Rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center: This is the technical meteorological definition, describing the counterclockwise circulation in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise circulation in the Southern Hemisphere around a central low-pressure zone.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The coastal town was devastated by a powerful cyclone.
- Meteorologists are tracking a cyclone forming in the Bay of Bengal.
- The cyclone's eye is a region of calm weather at its center.
Advanced Usage
- "Tropical cyclone": A generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or subtropical waters with organized convection and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation.
- Hurricanes and typhoons are both types of intense tropical cyclones.
- "Extratropical cyclone": A cyclone that forms outside the tropics, often associated with weather fronts.
- The winter storm was fueled by a massive extratropical cyclone.
- "Cyclone season": The period of the year when cyclones are most likely to form in a particular region.
- Preparations for the upcoming cyclone season are underway.
Variants and Related Words
- Cyclonic (adj): Relating to or characteristic of a cyclone.
- The region experienced cyclonic winds.
- Cyclogenesis (n): The development or strengthening of a cyclone.
- The satellite imagery showed clear signs of cyclogenesis.
- Anticyclone (n): A weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air circulates in the opposite direction to a cyclone.
- An anticyclone brought clear, sunny weather to the region.
Synonyms
- Storm (especially a rotating storm)
- Hurricane (a severe tropical cyclone in the Atlantic or eastern Pacific)
- Typhoon (a severe tropical cyclone in the western Pacific)
- Tornado (a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground, which is a different, smaller-scale phenomenon)
Related Phrases
- Cyclone shelter: A sturdy building designed to protect people from the effects of a cyclone.
- The villagers took refuge in the newly built cyclone shelter.
- Cyclone warning: An official alert issued by meteorological agencies indicating that cyclone conditions are expected.
- A cyclone warning has been issued for the entire coastline.
- After the cyclone: Referring to the period or conditions following a cyclone's passage.
- The cleanup began after the cyclone moved inland and weakened.
Idioms
(Note: There are few common idioms using "cyclone" as the core word. It is primarily a technical and meteorological term.) - A cyclone of activity: A metaphor describing a situation of intense, swirling, or chaotic busyness. - The office was a cyclone of activity before the product launch.
Noun
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a violent rotating windstorm
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(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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