"Magnus effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Magnus effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after German physicist Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802–1870). Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|physicist||||}} physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Heinrich Gustav Magnus}} Heinrich Gustav Magnus, {{named-after|en|Heinrich Gustav Magnus|born=1802|died=1870|nat=German|occ=physicist|wplink==}} Named after German physicist Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802–1870) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Magnus effect (plural Magnus effects)
  1. The phenomenon whereby the path of a spinning object moving through a fluid is deflected in a manner that is not observed when the object is not spinning, explained by the difference in pressure of the fluid on opposite sides of the object. Wikipedia link: Magnus effect
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