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windstorm vs cyclone

cyclone vs windstorm

windstorm and cyclone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
windstorm Yes No No No
cyclone Yes No No No
As nouns, cyclone is a hyponym of windstorm; that is, cyclone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than windstorm:
  • windstorm: a storm consisting of violent winds
  • cyclone: a violent rotating windstorm
Other hyponyms of windstorm include dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco, tempest, whirlwind.
windstorm (noun) cyclone (noun)
a storm consisting of violent winds a violent rotating windstorm
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
Difference between windstorm and cyclone

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