The difference between Tropical cyclone and Tropical storm
When used as nouns, tropical cyclone means a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular/spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes, whereas tropical storm means a cyclone within the tropics, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60 - 120 km) per hour.
check bellow for the other definitions of Tropical cyclone and Tropical storm
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Tropical cyclone as a noun (in the broad sense):
a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a circular/spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain, ranging in increasing strength from tropical depressions and tropical storm to hurricanes.
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Tropical cyclone as a noun (in the narrow sense):
typhoon, hurricane
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Tropical storm as a noun:
A cyclone within the tropics, typically having its thunderclouds organized in a spiral shape with wind speeds on the surface between about 30 and 75 miles (60 - 120 km) per hour.