- Coriolis force as a noun:
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Coriolis force
noun
1 Coriolis force
physics A force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced.
Dutch: corioliskracht, corioliseffect
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