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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In general, any agitation or disruption of a [[steady state]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In meteorology, this has several rather loose applications: 1) used for any [[low]] or [[cyclone]], but  usually one that is relatively small in size and effect; 2) applied to an area where weather, [[wind]],  [[pressure]], etc., show signs of the [[development]] of [[cyclonic circulation]] (<br/>''see'' [[tropical cyclone]]); 3)  used for any deviation in flow or pressure that is associated with a disturbed state of the weather,  that is, [[cloudiness]] and [[precipitation]]; and 4) applied to any individual circulatory system within  the [[primary circulation]] of the [[atmosphere]]. <br/>''See'' [[wave disturbance]], [[instability]]; <br/>''compare'' [[perturbation]].</div><br/></div>
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