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pressure center

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pressure center [′presh·ər ‚sen·tər]
(meteorology)
On a synoptic chart (or on a mean chart of atmospheric pressure), a point of local minimum or maximum pressure; the center of a low or high.
A center of cyclonic or anticyclonic circulation.
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