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anticyclone

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1. n. A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. Source: opted
2. n. (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern Source: wordnet
3. A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic, a. -- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly, adv. Source: webster
4. A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regardsdirection of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, tothat of a cyclone.-- An`ti*cy*clon"ic, a.-- An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly, adv. Source: adambom
5. n. (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern Source: ecdict

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pressure clon atmosphere barometric character cyclone distribution movement opposite wind center circling clockwise counterclockwise direction hemisphere high meteorology northern outward regards southern spiraling winds

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