Astronomical Phenomena

adjective relating to or characteristic of a cyclone, revolving or moving in a circular motion

• The cyclonic weather system caused widespread damage to the coastal region.
• Did you see that cyclonic storm last night? It was intense!
• Man, that cyclonic weather is no joke. Stay safe out there.
• The cyclonic emotions swirling inside her made it hard to think clearly.

noun a group of people or resources organized for a particular purpose

verb to compel or drive (someone) to do something

• The military forces were deployed to the border to maintain peace.
• The police forces are cracking down on illegal activities in the neighborhood.
• The gang forces are causing trouble in the area.
• The forces of nature can be unpredictable and powerful.

noun a rounded projection or division, as of a leaf or a body organ

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• The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for decision making and problem solving.
• I think I hit my head on something because my lobe hurts.
• She's always in her own lobe, never paying attention to anything around her.
• His love for music is in a separate lobe of his heart, untouched by anything else.

noun a symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side

• The parabola is a type of conic section that is defined by a quadratic equation.
• Dude, did you see how the basketball made a parabola when it was shot into the hoop?
• The skater's jump created a sick parabola in the air.
• Her career trajectory followed a parabola, starting slow but eventually reaching great heights.

noun a single complete turn around an axis or a point

• The Earth's rotation on its axis causes the cycle of day and night.
• Make sure you do regular tire rotations to extend the life of your tires.
• I'm feeling dizzy from all the rotations on that carnival ride.
• The company's management team underwent a rotation, bringing in new leadership.

noun a type of cloud characterized by a uniform layer of gray cloud cover

• The stratus clouds covered the sky, indicating a high chance of rain.
• Looks like those stratus clouds are bringing in some bad weather.
• Man, those stratus clouds are a real buzzkill for our outdoor plans.
• The dark stratus clouds looming overhead mirrored the heavy mood in the room.

noun the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun

verb to flow or rise and fall like the tide; to cause to float with or as with the tide

• The tide is influenced by the gravitational pull of the moon.
• Let's go to the beach and check out the tide.
• I heard the tide is gnarly today, dude.
• The tide of public opinion is turning against the government.