Anticyclonically

Anticyclonically
Anticyclone An"ti*cy`clone ([a^]n"t[i^]*s[imac]`kl[=o]n), n. (Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- {An`ti*cy*clon"ic}, a. -- {An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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