Cyclonic

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Definition of Cyclonic:
Anticlockwise rotating on the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise rotating on the Southern Hemisphere.
This is the common definition for Cyclonic, other definitions can be discussed in the article


Anticyclonic rotation: rotation opposite to cyclonic.

Cyclonic rotation is associated with positive vorticity, anticyclonic rotation with negative vorticity.