Cyclone

Morpheme

Cyclone

Type

free base

Denotation

storm with winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure

Etymology

1848 irregularly formed from Latinized form of Ancient Greek kuklôn

Evidence

anticyclone, cyclone, cyclonelike, cyclones, cyclonic, cyclonoscope, hydrocyclone, mesocyclone, misocyclone, multicyclone, supercyclone

See Also

Cycl(e)