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cy•clo•stroph•ic
Pronunciation: (sī"klu-strof'ik, -strō'fik, sik"le-), [key]—
adj. Meteorol.
pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
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