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ex-tropical cyclone

ex-tropical cyclone noun: a weather system that was a tropical cyclone but has moved out of the tropics, typically losing the eyewall and symmetrical cloud pattern but still having considerable potential for severe weather.

Noun

ex-tropical cyclone (plural ex-tropical cyclones)

  1. A weather system that was a tropical cyclone but has moved out of the tropics, typically losing the eyewall and symmetrical cloud pattern but still having considerable potential for severe weather.
    Synonyms:
    extra-tropical cyclone, post-tropical cyclone

Synonyms of ex-tropical cyclone

Forms of ex-tropical cyclone

pluralex-tropical cyclones

Questions about ex-tropical cyclone

What does ex-tropical cyclone mean?
Ex-tropical cyclone means a weather system that was a tropical cyclone but has moved out of the tropics, typically losing the eyewall and symmetrical cloud pattern but still having considerable potential for severe weather.
What part of speech is ex-tropical cyclone?
Ex-tropical cyclone is a noun.
What is the plural of ex-tropical cyclone?
The plural of ex-tropical cyclone is ex-tropical cyclones.

Words near ex-tropical cyclone in the dictionary

  1. ex-stepparents
  2. ex-stock
  3. ex-tangential
  4. ex-teacher
  5. ex-teachers
  6. ex-tropical cyclone
  7. ex-tropical cyclones
  8. ex-urbanite
  9. ex-urbanites
  10. ex-voto
  11. ex-votos

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