tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone — Hurricane redirects here. For other uses, see Hurricane (disambiguation). Hurricane Isabel (2003) as seen from orbit during Expedition 7 of the International Space Station. The eye, eyewall and surrounding rainbands that are characteristics of… …   Wikipedia

tropical cyclone — a cyclone that originates over a tropical ocean area and can develop into the destructive storm known in the U.S. as a hurricane, in the western Pacific region as a typhoon, and elsewhere by other names. Cf. extratropical cyclone, hurricane (def …   Universalium

tropical cyclone — noun Date: 1920 a cyclone originating in the tropics; specifically hurricane …   New Collegiate Dictionary

tropical cyclone —   a severe low pressure weather system which develops over tropical maritime areas. A steep pressure gradient and the central uplift draws in high speed winds which spiral towards the central area. Uplift causes cooling to the dew point,… …   Geography glossary

tropical cyclone — тропический циклон …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

tropical cyclone — noun A cyclonic storm that has winds of at least 17 m/s (39 mph) but not greater than 33 m/s (74 mph) …   Wiktionary

tropical cyclone — <meteor.> багио …   Англо-русский технический словарь

tropical cyclone — тропический циклон * * * ураган * * * тропический циклон …   Англо-русский словарь по экологии

tropical cyclone — 1) Техника: тропический циклон 2) Экология: ураган 3) Макаров: тайфун …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

tropical cyclone — тропический циклон …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь