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cyclone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/ (US)

Etymology

Coined by English scientist and merchant captain Henry Piddington, probably in the 1840s, and based on some term in Ancient Greek. Sources disagree on the date and on which Ancient Greek term, though it had to be something derived from either κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, wheel”) or κυκλόω (kuklóō, “go around in a circle, form a circle, encircle”), for example the present active participle κυκλῶν (kuklôn). See cycle and wheel.

Meanings

1. (broadly) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
   • Near-synonym: storm
2. (specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
   • Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane
3. (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
4. (informal) A strong wind.
5. A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator

Forms

Deriveds

cyclonic · tropical cyclone · mesocyclone · cyclone fence · misocyclone · ex-tropical cyclone · cyclone hunter · cyclone pit · anticyclone · extratropical cyclone · cyclonelike · news cyclone · cyclone sandwich · subtropical cyclone · supercyclone · bomb cyclone · cyclonoscope · multicyclone · cyclone chaser · hydrocyclone · cyclone cellar

Descendants

syklon · 사이클론 · cyclone · цикло́н · syklon · cicló · циклонъ · ไซโคลน · цикло́н · cycloon · Zyklon · サイクロン · цѵклонъ · ciclone · cyklon

Hypernyms

cyclone · tropical cyclone · storm

Synonyms

storm · typhoon · hurricane

Translations (106)

tk siklon (rotating system of winds) · bg циклон (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · cs cyklón (rotating system of winds) · af sikloon (rotating system of winds) · pl cyklon (rotating system of winds) · fi myrsky (strong wind) · tl buhawi (rotating system of winds) · ja サイクロン (rotating system of winds) · lv ciklons (rotating system of winds) · da cyklon (rotating system of winds) · tr siklon (rotating system of winds) · vi khi xoáy thuận (rotating system of winds) · sw saikloni (rotating system of winds) · et tsüklon (rotating system of winds) · vi khi xoáy tụ (rotating system of winds) · ru цикло́н (rotating system of winds) · te తుఫాను (rotating system of winds) · sa चक्रवात (rotating system of winds) · he צִיקְלוֹן (rotating system of winds) · cmn 氣旋 /气旋 (rotating system of winds) · ca cicló (rotating system of winds) · cmn 龍捲風 /龙卷风 (rotating system of winds) · nb syklon (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · cmn 强風 (strong wind) · fi pyörremyrsky (strong wind) · ka ციკლონი (rotating system of winds) · tg тсиклон (rotating system of winds) · fi pyörremyrsky (more or less violent, small-scale circulations of air) · fa چرخند (rotating system of winds) · id siklon (rotating system of winds) · nl cycloon (rotating system of winds) · mt ċiklun (rotating system of winds) · mk цикло́н (rotating system of winds) · it ciclone (rotating system of winds) · sl ciklon (rotating system of winds) · hi चक्रवात (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · el κυκλώνας (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · nl wervelstorm (rotating system of winds) · ky циклон (rotating system of winds) · de Zyklon (rotating system of winds) · fr cyclone (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · nn syklon (rotating system of winds) · sh cìklōn (rotating system of winds) · uz siklon (rotating system of winds) · mrw dimalapang (rotating system of winds) · gu વાવાઝોડું (rotating system of winds) · my လေကတော့ (rotating system of winds) · fi matalapaine (low pressure system) · nn syklon (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · sk cyklón (rotating system of winds) · bg вихрушка (strong wind) · ga cioclón (rotating system of winds) · fi trooppinen sykloni (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · de Zyklone (rotating system of winds) · sk cyklóna (rotating system of winds) · fi pyörremyrsky (rotating system of winds) · pt ciclone (rotating system of winds) · hu ciklon (rotating system of winds) · cs cyklóna (rotating system of winds) · ar إِعْصَار (rotating system of winds) · tr siklon (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · el κυκλώνας (rotating system of winds) · sh ciklóna (rotating system of winds) · bg вихрушка (more or less violent, small-scale circulations of air) · uk цикло́н (rotating system of winds) · hi चक्रवात (rotating system of winds) · vi bão (rotating system of winds) · af sikloon (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · ms siklon (rotating system of winds) · es ciclón (rotating system of winds) · bg вихър (strong wind) · ja 低気圧 (rotating system of winds) · ko 사이클론 (rotating system of winds) · br kelc'hwidenn (rotating system of winds) · nb syklon (rotating system of winds) · fr cyclone (rotating system of winds) · ko 저기압 (rotating system of winds) · sh цикло́на (rotating system of winds) · sq ciklon (rotating system of winds) · da lavtryk (low pressure system) · th ไซโคลน (rotating system of winds) · be цыкло́н (rotating system of winds) · ro ciclon (rotating system of winds) · yi ציקלאָן (rotating system of winds) · bg цикло́н (rotating system of winds) · lt ciklonas (rotating system of winds) · eo ciklono (rotating system of winds) · id siklon (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · ia cyclon (rotating system of winds) · fa سیکلون (rotating system of winds) · kk циклон (rotating system of winds) · sv cyklon (rotating system of winds) · da cyklon (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · ja 超低気圧 (rotating system of winds) · cs cyklóna (low pressure system) · bg вихър (more or less violent, small-scale circulations of air) · mn циклон (rotating system of winds) · my လေမုန်တိုင်း (rotating system of winds) · sh цѝкло̄н (rotating system of winds) · sv cyklon (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · gu ચક્રવાત (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · gu ચક્રવાત (rotating system of winds) · fi sykloni (South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon) · az siklon (rotating system of winds) · te గాలివాన (rotating system of winds) · hy ցիկլոն (rotating system of winds)

wikidata: Q8092 · wikidata: Q79602 · wikipedia: Cyclone Kyarr · wikipedia: Cyclone Fantala

cyclone en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/ (US)

Etymology

Coined by English scientist and merchant captain Henry Piddington, probably in the 1840s, and based on some term in Ancient Greek. Sources disagree on the date and on which Ancient Greek term, though it had to be something derived from either κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, wheel”) or κυκλόω (kuklóō, “go around in a circle, form a circle, encircle”), for example the present active participle κυκλῶν (kuklôn). See cycle and wheel.

Meanings

1. To separate using a cyclone separator.
   • The Syncrude Tar Sand Mine in Alberta, Canada uses a similar hydraulic cell construction technique to raise tailings embankments, although tailings are not cycloned. 1988, Dirk J. A. Van Zyl, Steven G. Vick, Hydraulic Fill Structures, page 59:
   • The product is cycloned and overflow at 45-50% solids is pumped to primary flotation where 50-70% of the copper is removed as a 21% concentrate. 1977, Western Miner and Oil Review - Volume 50, page 35:
   • Some catsup manufacturers demand a hot break before the tomatoes are cycloned in order to retain the largest possible amount of pectin from the tomatoes. 2013, WA Gould, Tomato Production, Processing and Technology, page 238:
2. To storm as a cyclone.
   • What difference if it rained, hailed, blew, snowed, cycloned? 1907, O. Henry, “The Purple Dress”, in The Trimmed Lamp:
3. To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.
   • He raised his arms in supplication even as the cloak's hood blew back and his hair cycloned—like he was standing in a vortex. 2021, Wayne Kyle Spitzer, The Lost Country, page 17:
   • White dust was cycloning at the bottom of ravines that cut for miles into the red flatness 1997, D. J. H. Jones, Murder in the New Age:
   • Pine needles cycloned wildly as Jan swung her car into the Institute's parking lot. 2018, Wayne Kyle Spitzer, Death Scene, page 2:
   • The unicorn stamped and gave him a scornful look as Sally cycloned away from them, but Wulfric laughed to himself a crafty laugh. 2020, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Songs From the Seashell Archives:
4. To storm wildly; to be in a frenzy.
   • The winds of change cycloned around Rhodesia and the debris began to fall within its borders. 2013, Dan Tharp·, Africa Lost: Rhodesia's COIN Killing Machine:
   • Now, all of a sudden, I had to juggle class schedules with study time and assignment deadlines and work hours. It quickly cycloned into a sort of frantic agitation with all-nighters, near misses, and frenzied nerves. 2015, Robert J. Morgan, Mastering Life Before It's Too Late:
   • When Whyte got an eyeful of our groundsman's Barkjano ass bouncing to a rapid beat, he exploded, not so much in words as in gestures and a rapid departure that contained far greater energy than a trifling “storm”—he cycloned-whirlwinded-squalled and thundergaled out of the house and the whole barbecue. early 21st century, Wilyem Clark, The Imbeciliad, page 79:

Forms

Relateds

typhoon · hurricane · polar vortex

wikipedia: Cyclone Kyarr · wikipedia: Cyclone Fantala