cyclone 
1. (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern • Ant: anticyclone • Derivationally related forms: cyclonic, cyclonal, cyclonical • Topics: meteorology • Hypernyms: atmosphere, atmospheric state • Part Meronyms: low, depression 2. a violent rotating windstorm • Derivationally related forms: cyclonic, cyclonal, cyclonical • Hypernyms: windstorm • Hyponyms: hurricane, tornado, twister, typhoon
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