| Anticyclone (n.) An atmospheric condition of outward flowing currents and high central pressure == opposite of a cyclone and low pressure; a movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. Thesaurus Entries anticyclone, cold front, cold sector, cyclone, front, high, high-pressure area, isobar, isometric, isometric line, isopiestic line, isotherm, isothermal line, low, low-pressure area, occluded front, polar front, squall line, stationary front, warm front, weather map, wind-shift line |