cyclone

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US /ˈsaɪkloʊn/ UK /ˈsaɪkləʊn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a violent rotating windstorm; a system of winds circling a low-pressure center

The coastal village was flattened by the passing cyclone.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a violent rotating... hurricanetyphoontornado whirlwind tempest twister

Opposites

anticyclonecalm

Word family

Derived forms cyclonic

Related forms cycloniccyclic cycle

Simplified etymology

Cyclone entered English in the mid-19th century and ultimately derives from Greek kuklos, meaning “circle.” The Greek word belongs to an ancient family of words associated with wheels and turning.

Etymology

Coined in 1848 by Henry Piddington from a Greek base, perhaps from kyklon ('moving in a circle, whirling'), present participle of kykloun ('to whirl round'), from kyklos ('circle').

kykloun Ancient Greek kyklos Ancient Greek

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# cyclone

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsaɪkloʊn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsaɪkləʊn/

## Meanings
1. a violent rotating windstorm; a system of winds circling a low-pressure center

## Examples
- The coastal village was flattened by the passing cyclone.

## Synonyms
- hurricane
- typhoon
- tornado
- whirlwind
- tempest
- twister

## Antonyms
- anticyclone
- calm

## Derived Forms
- cyclonic

## Related Forms
- cyclonic
- cyclic
- cycle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: kykloun
- Root: kyklos

## Etymology
Coined in 1848 by Henry Piddington from a Greek base, perhaps from kyklon ('moving in a circle, whirling'), present participle of kykloun ('to whirl round'), from kyklos ('circle').

## AI Etymology
Cyclone was coined in 1848 by Henry Piddington from a Greek base, perhaps from kyklon ('moving in a circle, whirling'), present participle of kykloun ('to whirl round'), from kyklos ('circle'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek kykloun and Ancient Greek kyklos. As a noun, cyclone names a violent rotating windstorm; a system of winds circling a low-pressure center. The same family is visible in derived forms such as cyclonic and related forms such as cyclonic, cyclic, and cycle. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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