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anticyclonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
an-ti-cy-clonic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.

adj

Rotating in the opposite direction from the Earth i.e. clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English cyclone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cyclonic English anticyclonic From anti- + cyclonic.

Derived Forms

anticyclonically

Questions

What does anticyclonic mean?
Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.
Where does anticyclonic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English cyclone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cyclonic English anticyclonic From anti- + cyclonic.

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