Typhoon vs. Monsoon
Difference Between Typhoon and Monsoon
Typhoonnoun
A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian Oceans.
Monsoonnoun
A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.
Typhoonnoun
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.
Monsoonnoun
A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.
Typhoonverb
(intransitive) To swirl like a hurricane.
Monsoonnoun
A similar seasonal wind, as in the southwest United States, that brings increased rainfall.
Typhoonnoun
a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans
Monsoonnoun
The rain that comes with any of these winds or wind systems.
Monsoonnoun
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
Monsoonnoun
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
Monsoonnoun
The rains themselves.
Monsoonnoun
Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
Monsoonnoun
a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
Monsoonnoun
rainy season in southern Asia when the southwestern monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
Monsoonnoun
any wind that changes direction with the seasons
