xoáy thuận

xoáy thuận

Một cơn xoáy thuận đang hình thành trên đại dương.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Cyclone: A large-scale atmospheric system characterized by low pressure at its center and circular wind patterns that rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. It is often associated with stormy weather.
    • Low-pressure system: A meteorological term for an area where the atmospheric pressure is lower than that of surrounding areas, leading to inward-spiraling winds.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Một cơn xoáy thuận nhiệt đới đang hình thành trên biển Đông. (A tropical cyclone is forming over the East Sea.)
    • Thời tiết xấu là do ảnh hưởng của một xoáy thuận. (The bad weather is due to the influence of a low-pressure system.)
Advanced Usage

  • "xoáy thuận nhiệt đới": tropical cyclone. This is the specific term for a cyclone that forms over tropical oceans.

    • Xoáy thuận nhiệt đới có thể mạnh lên thành bão. (A tropical cyclone can intensify into a typhoon.)

  • "xoáy thuận ngoài nhiệt đới": extratropical cyclone. A cyclone that forms outside the tropics, often associated with weather fronts.

    • Xoáy thuận ngoài nhiệt đới thường mang theo mưa lớn và gió mạnh. (An extratropical cyclone often brings heavy rain and strong winds.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Xoáy nghịch (n): anticyclone. A weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, associated with calm and clear weather.

    • Một xoáy nghịch đang khiến trời nắng ráo. (An anticyclone is causing dry, sunny weather.)

  • Bão (n): storm, typhoon. Often used for the most intense tropical cyclones in the Northwest Pacific region.

    • Cơn bão này phát triển từ một xoáy thuận. (This typhoon developed from a cyclone.)
Synonyms
  • Cyclone: The direct and most common scientific equivalent.
  • Low: A common meteorological shorthand for a low-pressure system.
  • Depression: Another technical term for a low-pressure weather system, often used interchangeably with cyclone.
Related Idioms

Note: "Xoáy thuận" is a precise scientific term, so it is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Related figurative language typically uses the more common word "bão" (storm).