extratropical cyclone

noun

A type of large-scale low-pressure system that develops outside the tropics, typically in midlatitudes from the equator.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounextratropical cyclone (plural extratropical cyclones)

plural extratropical cyclones

  1. climatologyA type of large-scale low-pressure system that develops outside the tropics, typically in midlatitudes from the equator.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extratropical cyclone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extratropical%20cyclone.

Source: extratropical cyclone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.