Meaning

(loosely) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system..

Definitions by Sense

1. (loosely) Any weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure; a low pressure system.
2. (specifically) A tropical cyclone occurring in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean.
3. (informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
4. (informal) A strong wind.
5. A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
6. To separate using a cyclone separator.
7. To storm as a cyclone.
8. To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: storm

Near-synonyms: typhoon, hurricane

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.

The Syncrude Tar Sand Mine in Alberta, Canada uses a similar hydraulic cell construction technique to raise tailings embankments, although tailings are not cycloned.

Some catsup manufacturers demand a hot break before the tomatoes are cycloned in order to retain the largest possible amount of pectin from the tomatoes.

What difference if it rained, hailed, blew, snowed, cycloned?

White dust was cycloning at the bottom of ravines that cut for miles into the red flatness

Pine needles cycloned wildly as Jan swung her car into the Institute's parking lot.

Word Forms

• cyclones
• cycloning
• cycloned

Synonyms for cyclone

Antonyms for cyclone

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Use cyclone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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