Relating to or characteristic of an anticyclone; describing weather patterns with rotating high-pressure systems.
From anticyclone + -ic (adjective suffix). The root cyclone comes from Greek 'kyklos' (circle). The adjective form emerged in meteorological literature during the 19th century.
Anticyclonic wind patterns flow opposite to cyclonic ones—they're like two merry-go-rounds spinning in opposite directions, and knowing which way your region's pressure system spins helps predict whether you'll get rain or sunshine!
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