Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tropical depression

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: trop-i-cal de-pres-sion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour.

Example Sentences

"Janice was a tropical depression 10 days ago, a tropical storm 5 days ago, and a hurricane yesterday and today."

Inflected Forms

tropical depressions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tropical storm hurricane typhoon cyclone tropical cyclone storm

Questions

What does tropical depression mean?: An organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour.

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