LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM


Meaning of LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM in English

An area of a relative pressure minimum that has converging winds and rotates in the same direction as the earth. This is counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Also known as an cyclone, it is the opposite of an area of high pressure, or a anticyclone. Related terms: closed low, cold low, and cut-off low

Weather and meteorology English vocabulary.      Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии .