anticyclone (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 26
def (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center
def circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
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Hypernym atmosphere, atmospheric state
Domain of synset - TOPIC meteorology
Derivationally related form anticyclone → anticyclonic
Antonym anticyclone → cyclone
Part meronym high
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Derivationally related form anticyclonic → anticyclone
Pertainym (pertains to noun) anticyclonic → anticyclone
Member of this domain - TOPIC meteorology
Hyponym atmosphere, atmospheric state
Part holonym high
Antonym cyclone → anticyclone

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