Coriolis Force Definition

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.

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Other Word Forms of Coriolis Force

Noun

Singular:

Coriolis force

Plural:

coriolis-forces

Origin of Coriolis Force

From French Coriolis (“a surname”) + English force, after French scientist Gaspard G. de Coriolis.

From Wiktionary
After Gaspard G. de Coriolis (1792–1843), French mathematician

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition