cyclone

Definition

Atmospheric system of low barometric pressure (depression) accompanied by strong winds that rotate counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. Called 'cyclone' in the Indian ocean and southern Pacific, it is called 'hurricane' in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific and 'typhoon' in the western Pacific.


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