anticyclone
US /ˌæn.t̬iˈsaɪ.kloʊn/
UK /ˌæn.tiˈsaɪ.kləʊn/
名詞
高気圧, 反低気圧
a weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, around which air slowly circulates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Anticyclones are associated with calm, fine weather.
例:
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The prolonged dry spell was caused by a persistent anticyclone.
長引く乾燥は、持続的な高気圧によって引き起こされた。
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Forecasters predict an anticyclone will bring clear skies this weekend.
予報官は、今週末に高気圧が晴天をもたらすと予測している。
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