The difference between Cyclone and Typhoon
When used as nouns, cyclone means a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure, whereas typhoon means a weather phenomenon in the northwestern pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. equivalent to a cyclone in the indian ocean and indonesia/australia.
Typhoon is also verb with the meaning: to swirl like a hurricane.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cyclone and Typhoon
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Cyclone as a noun:
A system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure.
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Cyclone as a noun:
A low pressure system.
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Cyclone as a noun (informal):
The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
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Cyclone as a noun:
A strong wind.
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Cyclone as a noun:
A South Pacific and Indian Ocean weather phenomenon that results in wind speeds of around 150 to 200 km/h.
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Cyclone as a noun:
A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
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Typhoon as a noun:
A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
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Typhoon as a verb (intransitive):
To swirl like a hurricane.