"Coriolis force" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Coriolis forces [plural]
Etymology: From Coriolis + force, after French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis. Etymology templates: {{com|en|Coriolis|force}} Coriolis + force Head templates: {{en-noun}} Coriolis force (plural Coriolis forces)
  1. (physics, meteorology) A fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame. Wikipedia link: Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis Synonyms: Coriolis effect Related terms: Coriolis effect, Coriolis frequency, Coriolis parameter Translations (apparent force due to the rotation of the earth): 地轉偏向力 /地转偏向力 (Chinese Mandarin), 科里奧利力 (Chinese Mandarin), 科里奥利力 (kēlǐ'àolìlì) (Chinese Mandarin), Coriolisova síla [feminine] (Czech), Coriolisi jõud (Estonian), coriolisvoima (Finnish), force de Coriolis [feminine] (French), Corioliskraft [feminine] (German), コリオリ力 (koriori-ka) (Japanese), си́ла Кориоли́са (síla Koriolísa) [feminine] (Russian), corioliskraft [common-gender] (Swedish), hiệu ứng Coriolis (Vietnamese), lực Coriolis (Vietnamese)

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