Coriolis force
Coriolis force
Definition
Coriolis force
noun
an apparent deflective force acting on a moving object, as an airplane, that is being observed from a rotating system, as the surface of the earth: it is proportional to the speed of the object and is in a direction perpendicular to its direction of motion
Etymology: after G. G. de Coriolis (1792-1843), Fr mathematician
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