Cyclone

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A cyclone is a large-scale atmospheric system with winds rotating around a low-pressure center—counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern.

The term covers hurricanes, typhoons, and other rotating storms.

More loosely, cyclone describes any violent windstorm: The cyclone tore through the trailer park.

A cyclone fence has a distinctive diamond-mesh pattern.

storm

hurricane

Violent tropical windstorm

gale · tempest · eye · landfall · devastation · storm surge · barometric · windspeed · tropical · category

vacuum

Dyson

Premium vacuum manufacturer

cleaning · filter · dustbin · cordless · attachment · motorhead · separation · centrifugal · dirt · debris

cricket

bouncer

Venue entrance enforcer

swing · seam · wicket · batsman · West Indies · Pakistan · spell · intimidation · delivery · fearsome

sports

team

Organized cooperative unit

Brisbane · rugby · stadium · fans · logo · merchandise · athletics · conference · championship · rivalry

amusement

roller coaster

Track with dramatic plunges

  • Coney IslandBrooklyn's seaside amusement neighborhood
  • rideJourney atop something
  • thrillSurge of intense excitement

loop · track · wooden · drop · screaming · adrenaline · cars · queue · height requirement · coaster

mechanical

separator

Something that divides

particle · filtration · inlet · outlet · cone · chamber · efficiency · airflow · processing · manufacturing

Categories
Opposites
atmospheric pressure system

Cycloneanticyclone

High-pressure weather system

high · ridge

meteorological intensity/destructiveness

Cyclonecalm

Free from agitation

stillness · fair weather · clear skies · dead calm · doldrums

motion/turbulence pattern

Cyclonestillness

Complete lack of motion

calm · stasis · tranquility · placidity · dead air

Phrases
Family

cyclones, cyclonic, encyclopedia, encyclopedic

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G