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Typhon vs Cyclone - What's the difference?

typhon | cyclone |

As nouns the difference between typhon and cyclone

is that typhon is (obsolete) a violent whirlwind; a typhoon while cyclone is a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.

typhon

English

(wikipedia Typhon)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (Greek mythology) The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents as well, and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blazed a white fire, and his arms reached towards the stars.
  • Anagrams

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    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.
  • Derived terms

    * anticyclone

    See also

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