anticyclonic

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English cyclone Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cyclonic English anticyclonic From anti- + cyclonic.

1. Of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone.
2. Rotating in the opposite direction from the Earth i.e. clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.