cyclonic wind

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• Cyclonic storm — Storm Storm, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]166.] 1. A violent disturbance of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• zonal wind — The wind, or wind component, along the local parallel of latitude, as distinguished from the meridional wind. The zonal wind is a large scale west erly wind that is neither cyclonic nor anticyclonic. Upper zonal flow over the North Atlantic with… …   Aviation dictionary

• cyclostrophic wind — ▪ meteorology       wind circulation that results from a balance between the local atmospheric pressure gradient and the centripetal force.       In small scale low pressure systems, such as tornadoes, dust devils, and waterspouts, the radius of… …   Universalium

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• cy|clon´i|cal|ly — cy|clon|ic «sy KLON ihk», adjective. 1. of a cyclone: »a cyclonic wind. 2. like a cyclone: »cyclonic circulations. –cy|clon´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• cy|clon|ic — «sy KLON ihk», adjective. 1. of a cyclone: »a cyclonic wind. 2. like a cyclone: »cyclonic circulations. –cy|clon´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• Typhoon — Ty*phoon , n. [Earlier tuffoon, tuffon, Pg. tuf[ a]o, Ar. tuf[=a]n a violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n, tyfw^s, a violent whirlwind, that rushes upward from the earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf. {Typhus}); or perhaps from Chin. t ai fung a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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