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medicane

noun
/ˈmɛdɪkeɪn/

Etymology

Blend of Mediterranean + hurricane.

  1. derived from *hurakā✻
  2. borrowed from huracán
  3. compounded as medicane — “Mediterranean + hurricane”

Definitions

  1. A hurricane-like storm that forms in the Mediterranean Sea.

    • Mediterranean tropical-like storms (the “medicane” term has been proposed for these storms) evolve under significantly different environmental conditions compared with the tropical ones.
    • Thus, it is essential to study medicanes and calibrate the numerical weather prediction models in order to simulate them adequately.

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