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    CYCLONICAL

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to or characteristic of a violent tropical stormplay

    Example:

    cyclonic destruction

    Synonyms:

    cyclonal; cyclonic; cyclonical

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)

    Derivation:

    cyclone (a violent rotating windstorm)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to or characteristic of the atmosphere around a low pressure centerplay

    Example:

    cyclonic cloud pattern

    Synonyms:

    cyclonal; cyclonic; cyclonical

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Domain category:

    meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

    Derivation:

    cyclone ((meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern)

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