Depression vs. Cyclone — What's the Difference?

The act of depressing.

In meteorology, a cyclone () is a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anticyclone). Cyclones are characterized by inward-spiraling winds that rotate about a zone of low pressure.

The condition of being depressed.

A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low barometric pressure, with an anticlockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.

An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow.

An atmospheric system characterized by the rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy, often destructive weather. Cyclones circulate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

The condition of feeling sad or despondent.

A violent tropical storm, especially one originating in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean.

A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness or inability to experience pleasure combined with other symptoms including poor concentration, indecisiveness, sleep problems, changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness. Also called clinical depression, major depressive disorder.

A violent rotating windstorm, especially a tornado.

A reduction in physiological vigor or activity

Any of various devices using centrifugal force to separate materials.

A lowering in amount, degree, or position

(broad sense) A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure

A period of drastic economic decline, characterized by decreasing aggregate output, falling prices, and rising unemployment.

(narrow sense) Such weather phenomenon occurring in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean

A period of widespread poverty and high unemployment.

A low pressure system.

Depression See Great Depression.

(informal) The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.

(Meteorology) A region of low barometric pressure.

A strong wind.

The angular distance below the horizontal plane through the point of observation.

A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator

(Astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon.

To separate using a cyclone separator.

A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future.

To storm as a cyclone.

A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.

To whirl in spirals as a result of a cyclone or whirlwind-like force.

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

To storm wildly; to be in a frenzy.

(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.

A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward, often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour.

(economics) A period of major economic contraction.

In general, a condition of the atmosphere characterized by a central area of pressure much lower than that of surrounding areas, and a system of winds blowing inward and around (clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern); - called also a low-area storm. It is attended by high temperature, moist air, abundant precipitation, and clouded sky. The term includes the hurricane, typhoon, and tropical storms; it should not be applied to the moderate disturbances attending ordinary areas of low pressure nor to tornadoes, waterspouts, or "twisters," in which the vertical motion is more important than the horizontal.

Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.

A tornado. See above, and Tornado.

The act of lowering or pressing something down.

(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

A lowering, in particular a reduction in a particular biological variable or the function of an organ, in contrast to elevation.

A violent rotating windstorm

The act of depressing.

The state of being depressed; a sinking.

A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions.

Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.

Dejection; despondency; lowness.

Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.

The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.

The operation of reducing to a lower degree; - said of equations.

A mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

A long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

A sunken or depressed geological formation

Sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

A time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation;

A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

A concavity in a surface produced by pressing;

Angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

Pushing down;