Anticyclone \An"ti*cy`clone\, n. (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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |