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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 an·ti·cy·clone /ˌæntɪˈsaɪˌklon/
 逆旋風,高氣壓圈

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 An·ti·cy·clone 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 anticyclone
      n : (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high-pressure
          center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and
          counter-clockwise in the southern [ant: cyclone]