anticyclonic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English cyclone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cyclonic English anticyclonic From anti- + cyclonic.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.
- (not-comparable) Rotating in the opposite direction from the Earth i.e. clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Deriveds
Translations (8)
fr anticyclonique (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone) · pt anticiclônico (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone) · pl antycyklonowy (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone) · ca anticiclònic (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone) · el αντικυκλωνικός (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone) · pl antycyklonalny (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone) · es anticiclónico (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone) · pt anticiclónico (of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone)