anticyclone

[an-tee-sahy-klohn, an-tahy-] /ˌæn tiˈsaɪ kloʊn, ˌæn taɪ-/
noun, Meteorology
1.
a circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Compare cyclone (def 1), high (def 37).
Origin
1875-80; anti- + cyclone
Related forms
anticyclonic
[an-tee-sahy-klon-ik, an-tahy-] /ˌæn ti saɪˈklɒn ɪk, ˌæn taɪ-/ (Show IPA), adjective
Examples from the web for anticyclone
  • The formation or intensification of an anticyclone or high pressure center.
  • The descent of a well-marked anticyclone in the rear of the low.
  • Also known as an cyclone, it is the opposite of an area of high pressure, or a anticyclone.
British Dictionary definitions for anticyclone

anticyclone

/ˌæntɪˈsaɪkləʊn/
noun
1.
(meteorol) a body of moving air of higher pressure than the surrounding air, in which the pressure decreases away from the centre. Winds circulate around the centre in a clockwise direction in the N hemisphere and anticlockwise in the S hemisphere Also called high
Derived Forms
anticyclonic (ˌæntɪsaɪˈklɒnɪk) adjective
Word Origin and History for anticyclone
n.

1863, coined by Francis Galton (1822-1911), English polymath, explorer, and meteorologist, from anti- + cyclone. Related: Anticyclonic.

anticyclone in Science
anticyclone
  (ān'tē-sī'klōn', ān'tī-)   
A large-scale system of winds that spiral outward around a region of high atmospheric pressure. In the Northern Hemisphere the wind in an anticyclone moves clockwise, and in the Southern Hemisphere it moves counterclockwise. Compare cyclone.