Tropical Cyclone

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

Tropical Cyclone

A storm system characterised by a large low-pressure centre and thunderstorms that produce strong winds and heavy rain. More technically, it is a non-frontal synoptic scale cyclone originating over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organised convection and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback
Add definition

Mentioned in	?		References in periodicals archive	?		Medical browser	?		Full browser	?
MEOW North Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Storm Surge			Byline: ANI Washington, November 17 (ANI): NASA's MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite has detected Cyclone Anja, the first tropical cyclone of the southern Hemisphere cyclone season, in the southern Indian Ocean. NASA's Terra satellite spots tropical cyclone Anja in southern Indian ... by Asian News International Thousands of holidaymakers fled one of Australia's top tourist destinations Sunday as a tropical cyclone lashed the country's northeast coast. Thousands flee as cyclone menaces Australian coast by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Overall, tropical cyclones drop about 2 to 3 percent of the world's rainfall. Rain machines by Perkins, Sid / Science News			trophology trophoneurosis trophoneurotic anemia trophoneurotic leprosy trophonosis trophont trophonucleus trophopathic trophopathy trophoplast trophotaxis trophotherapy trophotropic trophotropism trophozoite TROPHY Trophy Child Trophy Husband Trophy Wife tropia tropical tropical abscess tropical acne tropical anemia tropical bubo Tropical Cyclone tropical diarrhea tropical eosinophilia Tropical Immersion Foot Syndrome tropical lichen tropical medicine tropical oil Tropical Pancreatitis tropical pulmonary eosinophilia tropical sore tropical spastic paraparesis tropical splenomegaly syndrome tropical sprue tropical typhus tropicamide Tropidechis carinatus tropillo tropine tropinin tropism Tropium tropo- tropocollagen tropomyosin troponin troponin I			Tropical Boubou tropical boubous tropical bubo tropical canine pancytopenia tropical canine pancytopenia tropical canine pancytopenia tropical canine pancytopenia tropical canine pancytopenia (TCP) tropical canine pancytopenia (TCP) tropical canine pancytopenia (TCP) tropical cattle tick tropical cattle tick tropical cattle tick Tropical Center for Earth and Space Studies tropical chickweed tropical chickweed tropical chickweed Tropical Child Health Unit Tropical climate Tropical climate zone Tropical climate zone Tropical climates Tropical climates Tropical Cloud Zone Tropical Conservation and Development Tropical Conservation and Development Program Tropical Continental [Air Mass] Tropical Convergence Zone Tropical Crops Research Center Tropical Crops Research Unit Tropical Cyclone Tropical Cyclone Applications Software System Tropical Cyclone Coastal Impacts Program Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert Tropical Cyclone Formation Probability Tropical Cyclone Heat Potential Tropical Cyclone Plan of the Day Tropical Cyclone Surface Wind Speed Probabilities Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre Tropical Cyclone Warning System Tropical cyclone warnings and watches Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning Text Product Tropical cyclone wind speed climatology Tropical cyclone wind speed climatology Tropical cyclone wind speed climatology Tropical cyclone windspeed climatology Tropical cyclone windspeed climatology Tropical cyclone windspeed climatology Tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones tropical Dairy Criollo cattle tropical Dairy Criollo cattle tropical Dairy Criollo cattle Tropical deforestation Tropical deforestation tropical depression Tropical depressions Tropical depressions Tropical depressions

Medical Dictionary

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.