Meaning Of The Word Coriolis force

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Coriolis force Meaning

Coriolis force Definition
Coriolis force Definition

What's The Definition Of Coriolis force?

Coriolis force in American English
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 motio

Coriolis force in British English
noun: a fictitious force used to explain a deflection in the path of a body moving in latitude relative to the earth when observed from the earth. The deflection (Coriolis effect) is due to the earth's rotation and is to the east when the motion is towards a po

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