# anticyclone

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A system of winds that spirals out from a center of high pressure.

## Etymology
From anti- + cyclone. Coined by Sir Francis Galton in the 1860s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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