# cyclonic

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #59,315

## Definitions
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cyclone.
2. Rotating in the same direction as the Earth i.e. anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

## Etymology
From cyclone + -ic.

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