Sekirov Dictionary

cyclone

UK /ˈsaɪ.kləʊn/US /ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/

noun 5
verb 4
forms 3

noun5

Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
(informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
(informal) A strong wind.
A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator

verb4

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To storm as a cyclone.
- What difference if it rained, hailed, blew, snowed, cycloned? — 1907
•
To storm wildly; to be in a frenzy.
- The winds of change cycloned around Rhodesia and the debris began to fall within its borders. — 2013
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To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.
- White dust was cycloning at the bottom of ravines that cut for miles into the red flatness — 1997
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To separate using a cyclone separator.
- The product is cycloned and overflow at 45-50% solids is pumped to primary flotation where 50-70% of the copper is removed as a 21% concentrate. — 1977

forms

cycloned · cycloning · cyclones

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