tropical cyclone
rapidly rotating storm system that forms in the tropics
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Summary
tropical cyclone is a type of cyclone[1]. It draws 38,099 Wikipedia views per month (type of cyclone category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: cyclone[3], extreme weather[4]
- Commons category: Tropical cyclones[5]
- Location of formation: tropical cyclone basin[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tropical cyclones[7]
- Commons gallery: Tropical cyclone[8]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Tropical cyclones[9]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The American Cyclopædia[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox tropical cyclone small[16], Template:Infobox tropical cyclone[17], Q2381390[18]
- Measurement scale: Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale[19]
- Properties for this type: P3399[20]
- Has list: glossary of tropical cyclone terms[21]
- Disjoint union of: list of values as qualifiers[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[23], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24], WikiProject Climate change[25], Information integrity on extreme weather events[26]
- Wikimedia outline: outline of tropical cyclones[27]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Fluid dynamics[28]
- Category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after tropical cyclones[29]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of tropical cyclones[30]
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Influence
Things named for tropical cyclone include Sarancha-class missile boat[31], a boat class[32].
Why It Matters
tropical cyclone has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Sarancha-class missile boat[31], a boat class[32].