English noun: cyclone | |||
| 1. | cyclone (state) (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | atmosphere, atmospheric state | ||
| Part holonym | depression, low | ||
| Domain category | meteorology | ||
| Antonyms | anticyclone | ||
| 2. | cyclone (phenomenon) a violent rotating windstorm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | windstorm | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hurricane, tornado, twister, typhoon | ||