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CYCLONICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical storm
Example:
cyclonic destruction
Synonyms:
cyclonal; cyclonic; cyclonical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)
Derivation:
cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure center
Example:
cyclonic cloud pattern
Synonyms:
cyclonal; cyclonic; cyclonical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))
Derivation:
cyclone ((meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern)
