cyclonical
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or characteristic of a cyclone: Describes something connected to the violent, rotating wind system of a tropical storm or hurricane.
- Relating to or characteristic of atmospheric circulation around a low-pressure center: Describes the rotational pattern of winds or clouds associated with any low-pressure weather system, not necessarily tropical.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The region faced cyclonical winds that uprooted trees. (The winds were characteristic of a cyclone.)
- Meteorologists observed a cyclonical cloud formation on the satellite image. (The cloud pattern showed rotation around a low-pressure center.)
Advanced Usage
- "cyclonical rotation": Refers specifically to the counterclockwise (in the Northern Hemisphere) or clockwise (in the Southern Hemisphere) rotation of air around a low-pressure center.
- The storm's cyclonical rotation became more defined as it intensified.
Variants and Related Words
- Cyclonic (adj): The more common and often preferred variant, identical in meaning to 'cyclonical'.
- The storm's cyclonic activity caused widespread damage.
- Cyclone (n): The core noun meaning a system of winds rotating inward.
- Anticyclonic (adj): Describing the opposite atmospheric circulation around a high-pressure center.
Synonyms
- Vortical: Relating to or resembling a vortex or whirl.
- Whirling: Moving rapidly in a circle.
Related Phrases
- Cyclonic storm: A storm system with cyclonic circulation.
- Cyclonic flow: The pattern of wind flow around a cyclone.
Adjective
- of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm
- cyclonic destruction
- of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center
- cyclonic cloud pattern