Definition of cyclones Cyclones

/sɪklowˈnz/ - [siklownz] -

We found 3 definitions of cyclones from 2 different sources.

What does cyclones mean?

🔤

Noun Plural: cyclones
cyclone - a violent rotating windstorm
		windstorm a storm consisting of violent winds
		hurricane a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
		tornado, twister a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
cyclone - (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
		anticyclone (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
		atmospheric state, atmosphere the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air"
		meteorology the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

cyclone (Noun)
A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure .
cyclone (Noun)
A low pressure system.
cyclone (Noun)
Popular The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devil s.
cyclone (Noun)
A strong wind.
cyclone (Noun)
A Southeastern and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon that results in wind speeds of around 150 to 200 km/h.

cyclone (n.)
A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward, often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour.

cyclone
A storm characterized by the converging and rising giratory movement of the wind around a zone of low pressure (the eye) towards which it is violently pulled from a zone of high pressure.

cyclone
sī′klōn, n. a circular or rotatory storm.—adj. Cyclon′ic. [Coined from Gr. kyklōn, pr.p. of kykloein, to whirl round—kyklos.]

Cyclone in meteorology refers to any low pressure area with winds spiraling inwards. Cyclone rotate clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Cyclone is the general term for a variety of low pressure system types, such as tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones and tornadoes.

Cyclones occur commonly on Earth, but other planets have cyclones too. The most famous is Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Mars is also known to have cyclones.

It is very common to have a few objects flying around such as cows and frogs as well as rain. This is often the cause of unusual raining objects.

Cyclones are also called hurricanes and typhoons. They consist of the eye, eyewall and rainbands.