"geostrophic" meaning in English

See geostrophic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /d͡ʒɪ.əˈstɹoʊ.fɪk/ [General-American], /-ˈstɹɔ.fɪk/ [General-American] Forms: more geostrophic [comparative], most geostrophic [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth-”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|γεω-||earth-}} Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth-”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} geostrophic (comparative more geostrophic, superlative most geostrophic)
  1. (meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces. Categories (topical): Meteorology, Weather
    Sense id: en-geostrophic-en-adj-fxhwSWIT Disambiguation of Weather: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth. Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-geostrophic-en-adj-gBQcxWx1 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ageostrophic, geostrophic wind, geostrophic wind level Coordinate_terms: cyclostrophic
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