cyclonic
cyclonic adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
Adjective
cyclonic (comparative more cyclonic, superlative most cyclonic)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
- The wind was blowing in cyclonic fashion, but not a drop of rain fell.1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter I...
- An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.2013 March, Frank Fish, George Lauder, “Not Just Going with the Flow”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 01 May 2013, page 114
- Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Forms of cyclonic
| comparative | more cyclonic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most cyclonic |
Origin of cyclonic
From cyclone + -ic.
Words formed from cyclonic
Phrases with cyclonic
Questions about cyclonic
- What does cyclonic mean?
- Cyclonic means of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
- What part of speech is cyclonic?
- Cyclonic is an adjective.
Words near cyclonic in the dictionary
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