cyclone

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/

Noun

cyclone (plural cyclones)

1. (broad sense) A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure
2. (narrow sense) Such weather phenomenon occurring in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean
3. A low pressure system.
4. (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
5. A strong wind.
6. A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator

Translations

• French: cyclone
• German: Zyklon, Zyklone
• Italian: ciclone
• Portuguese: ciclone
• Russian: цикло́н
• Spanish: ciclón

Translations

• French: cyclone

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