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Cyclone vs Hurricanes - What's the difference?

cyclone | hurricanes |

As nouns the difference between cyclone and hurricanes

is that cyclone is a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure while hurricanes is .

cyclone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.
  • A low pressure system.
  • (popular) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
  • A strong wind.
  • A Southeastern and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon that results in wind speeds of around 150 to 200 km/h.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "cyclone")

    Derived terms

    * anticyclone

    See also

    * hurricane * typhoon *polar vortex * (wikipedia) ----

    hurricanes

    English

    Noun

    (head)