Meanings
adjectiveanticyclonic (not comparable)
- not comparableclimatologyOf, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.
- not comparableclimatologyRotating in the opposite direction from the Earth i.e. clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷékʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷókʷlos
- Proto-Hellenic*kúklos
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)der.?
- Ancient Greekκύκλος (kúklos)
- Ancient Greekκυκλόω (kuklóō)der.?
- Englishcyclone
- Englishcyclonic
- Englishanticyclonic
Translations
Brazilian Portuguese anticiclônico
- anticiclônicoof, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
Catalan anticiclònic
- anticiclònicof, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
European Portuguese anticiclónico
- anticiclónicoof, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
French anticyclonique
- anticycloniqueof, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
Greek αντικυκλωνικός
- αντικυκλωνικός (antikyklonikós)of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
Polish antycyklonalny, antycyklonowy
- antycyklonalnyof, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
- antycyklonowyof, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
Spanish anticiclónico
- anticiclónicoof, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone
Cite this entry
APA
anticyclonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticyclonic
MLA
“anticyclonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticyclonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticyclonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticyclonic.
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