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# anticyclonic

adjective (anticyclonic)

«anticyclonic» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(weather) About an anticyclone: an area of high air pressure that usually brings calm, settled weather.

### In the lessons

In geography lessons on weather: anticyclonic weather is dry and calm, sunny in summer, frosty or foggy in winter. Phrases: «anticyclonic conditions», «anticyclonic gloom».

### Examples

- Anticyclonic weather brought a week of sunshine.
- Winter anticyclonic conditions can bring fog and frost.
- The weather map showed an anticyclonic system.
- Winds blow gently in anticyclonic weather.
- Anticyclonic gloom means grey, still days.
- The forecaster said it would stay anticyclonic.

### Note

Opposite: cyclonic (low pressure, often wet and windy). In the Northern Hemisphere winds turn clockwise around an anticyclone.