"Buys Ballot's law" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Named after C. H. D. Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist. Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Buys Ballot's law}} Buys Ballot's law
  1. (meteorology) A rule stating that, in the Northern Hemisphere, if a person stands with their back to the wind, the atmospheric pressure is low to the left and high to the right (because wind travels counterclockwise around low-pressure zones in the Northern Hemisphere). Categories (topical): Meteorology

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