Anticyclone

An″ti‐cy′clone (ăn″tĭ‐sī′klōn), n.(Meteorol.) A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone. — An′ti‐cy‐clon″ic (�), a. — An′ti‐cy‐clon″ic‐al‐ly (�), adv.