Fujiwhara effect

noun

A phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas.

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Meanings

nounFujiwhara effect (plural Fujiwhara effects)

plural Fujiwhara effects

  1. climatologyA phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas.

    Synonyms: Fujiwhara interaction, binary interaction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA phenomenon that occurs when two nearby cyclonic vortices move around each other and close the distance between the circulations of their corresponding low-pressure areas.

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Fujiwhara interactionbinary interaction

Origin

Named after Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei Fujiwhara who initially described the effect.

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Fujiwhara effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fujiwhara%20effect

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“Fujiwhara effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fujiwhara%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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