Word: anticyclonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
cy
clon
ic
Definition: of, relating to, or consisting of an anticyclone; winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Physically opposite: applied to mountain ranges.
Affix: cyclone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A strong wind.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to