- Coriolis effect as a noun:
- 1
Coriolis effect
noun
1 Coriolis effect
physics An effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.
Dutch: Corioliseffect
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