anticyclone Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
WordNet
An"ti*cy`clone noun
Definitions
(Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. --An`ti*cy*clon"ic a. --An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly adv.