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Dave Wilton

08 Dec 2023 • 2 min read
lanthanum
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08 Aug 2025 2 min read
Photo from space of a large hurricane, solar panels of the International Space Station are in the foreground

cyclone

Cyclone, a noun meaning a windstorm that revolves around a center of low pressure, has a somewhat interesting etymology in that it is a modern coinage using ancient roots. It is also one of those rare words that we can pinpoint its precise origin, a situation somewhat more common with
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