HyperDic: coriolis_effect

English > 1 sense of the expression Coriolis effect:
NOUNphenomenonCoriolis 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
English > Coriolis effect: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning(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.
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broaderconsequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshotA phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Catalanefecte de Coriolis, Efecte de Coriolis

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