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Defenition of the word Coriolis force

    • Defenition of the word Coriolis force

      • The apparent tendency of a freely moving particle to swing to one side when its motion is referred to a set of axes that is itself rotating in space, such as Earth.
      • a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile)
      • (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
      • (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

    Hypernyms for the word Coriolis force

      • force

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