cyclonic

adj

Etymology

From cyclone + -ic.

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.

    • An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.
  2. Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere…

    Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

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