Cyclone

Gujarati Meaning

ચક્રવાત

વાવાઝોડું

વંટોળિયો

English Meaning

  1. Meteorology An atmospheric system characterized by the rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy, often destructive weather. Cyclones circulate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
  2. Meteorology A violent tropical storm, especially one originating in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean.
  3. A violent rotating windstorm.
  4. Any of various devices using centrifugal force to separate materials.