| NOUN | phenomenon | 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 |
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| 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. | |
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| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot | A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon |
| Catalan | efecte de Coriolis, Efecte de Coriolis | |
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