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Meaning of Cyclone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsaɪ.kloʊn

Definitions

  1. Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
    broadly
  2. A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
    specifically
  3. The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
    informal
  4. A strong wind.
    informal
  5. A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator

Equivalents

العربية إعصار الإعصار
Català cicló
Čeština cyklón cyklóna
Dansk cyklon lavtryk
Deutsch Zyklon Zyklone
Ελληνικά κυκλώνας
Esperanto ciklono
Español ciclón
Français cyclone cyclone
עברית ציקלון
हिन्दी चक्रवात
Magyar ciklon
Հայերեն ցիկլոն
Bahasa Indonesia siklon
Italiano ciclone
ქართული ციკლონი
Македонски циклон
Malti ċiklun
Nederlands cycloon wervelstorm
Polski cyklon
Português ciclone
Română ciclon
Русский циклон
Slovenčina cyklón
Slovenščina ciklon
Shqip ciklon
Српски ciklon ciklona циклон циклона
Svenska cyklon
Tagalog buhawi
Türkçe kasırga siklon
Українська циклон
Tiếng Việt báo

Examples

“Near-synonym: storm”
“Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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