mesocyclone
noun
mesocyclone is spelled M-E-S-O-C-Y-C-L-O-N-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mesocyclone means “An area of vertical atmospheric rotation in supercell thunderstorms, which signals the threat of a possible tornado” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mesocyclone is mesocyclones.
How many letters and syllables are in mesocyclone?
| Letters | 11: M-E-S-O-C-Y-C-L-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mesocyclone?
Mesocyclone appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mesocyclone
- mesocyclones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mesocyclone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An area of vertical atmospheric rotation in supercell thunderstorms, which signals the threat of a possible tornado.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mesocyclone come from?
From meso- + cyclone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).