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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Cy·clone — used for a chain-link fence cy·clone ETYMOLOGY modification of Greek kyklōma wheel, coil, from kykloun to go around, from kyklos circle DATE 1848 1. a. a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles (about 30 to 50 kilometers) an hour, and often brings heavy rain b. tornado c. low IV,1b2. any of various centrifugal devices for separating materials (as solid particles from gases) English Etymology cyclone 1848, coined by British East India Co. official Henry Piddington to describe the devastating storm of December 1789 in Coringa, India, from Gk. kyklon "moving in a circle, whirling around," prp. of kykloun "move in a circle, whirl," from kyklos "circle" (see cycle). Applied to tornados from 1856. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 cyclone cyc·lone / 5saiklEun; NAmE -kloun / noun a violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle 气旋；旋风 ⇨ compare hurricane , typhoon • cyc·lon·ic / sai5klCnik; NAmE -5klB:n- / adj. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English cyclone noun ADJ. violent | tropical CYCLONE + VERB hit sth, strike sth An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night. | damage sth, destroy sth, devastate sth In 1974 Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy. PREP. in a/the ~ trees damaged in the cyclone PHRASES the eye of the cyclone (= the central point) OLT cyclone noun ⇨ storm Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Cyclone trademark — used for a chain link fence Search result show the entry is found in: tropical cyclone , or cyclone collector , or cyclone separator , or cyclone , or cyclone burner , or cyclone cellar , or cyclone center , or cyclone plant , or extratropical cyclonecy·clone \ˈsīˌklōn\ noun (-s) Etymology: modification of Greek kyklōma wheel, coil of a snake, from kyklos wheel, circle — more at wheel 1. a. : a storm or system of winds that rotates about a center of low atmospheric pressure clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the northern, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles an hour, is often violent in the tropics and usually moderate elsewhere, often brings abundant precipitation, and usually has a diameter of 50 to 900 miles — see anticyclone , extratropical cyclone, tropical cyclone b. chiefly Midwest : tornado 2. : something felt to resemble a cyclone especially in violence or intensity < his story provoked a cyclone of laughter > 3. or cyclone collector also cyclone separator : any of certain centrifugal devices for separating solid material from gases or liquids (as dust particles from air or skins and seeds from fruit juice) Synonyms: see wind |
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