n. 1 a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure; a depression. 2 a violent hurricane of limited diameter. cyclonic adj. cyclonically adv.
[ prob. repr. Gk kukloma wheel, coil of a snake ]
n. 1 a system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure; a depression. 2 a violent hurricane of limited diameter. cyclonic adj. cyclonically adv.
[ prob. repr. Gk kukloma wheel, coil of a snake ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012