A relative pressure maximum. An area of pressure that has diverging winds and a rotation opposite to the earth's rotation. This is clockwise the Northern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the opposite of an area of low pressure, or a cyclone.
ANTICYCLONE
Meaning of ANTICYCLONE in English
Weather and meteorology English vocabulary. Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии . 2012