"Coriolis force" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Coriolis forces [plural]
Etymology: From French Coriolis (“a surname”) + English force, after French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|Coriolis||a surname}} French Coriolis (“a surname”), {{cog|en|force}} English force Head templates: {{en-noun}} Coriolis force (plural Coriolis forces)
  1. (physics, meteorology) A fictitious force apparently exerted on any moving body (including a parcel of air) due to the rotation of the earth, observed as a deflection of the body to the right of its direction of travel (i.e., clockwise) in the Northern Hemisphere, or to the left (anticlockwise) in the Southern Hemisphere; any equivalent apparent force that deflects objects in a rotating reference frame. Wikipedia link: Coriolis effect, Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis Categories (topical): Meteorology, Physics, Weather Synonyms (apparent force due to the rotation of the earth): Coriolis effect Related terms: Coriolis effect, Coriolis frequency, Coriolis parameter Translations (apparent force due to the rotation of the earth): Coriolisova síla [feminine] (Czech), Coriolisi jõud (Estonian), coriolisvoima (Finnish), Corioliskraft [feminine] (German), コリオリ力 (koriori-ka) (Japanese), си́ла Кориоли́са (síla Koriolísa) [feminine] (Russian), hiệu ứng Coriolis (Vietnamese), lực Coriolis (Vietnamese)

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