The difference between Tropical depression and Typhoon

When used as nouns, tropical depression means organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour, 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 Tropical depression and Typhoon

  1. Tropical depression as a noun (meteorology):

    organized low-pressure system of thunderclouds with closed surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of less than 34 knots (63 km) per hour.

  1. 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.

  1. Typhoon as a verb (intransitive):

    To swirl like a hurricane.