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an•ti•cy•clone
Pronunciation: (an"tē-sī'klōn, an"tī-), [key]—
n. Meteorol.
a circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Cf.
cyclone (def. 1),
high (def. 41).
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