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1. (n.) Coriolis effect
the deflection of a body in motion with respect to the earth as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a hypothetical force
Etymology: (1645–55; < L: skin, hide, leather)
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1. (noun) 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; 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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