- Coriolis effect
- Coriolis effect 1969 (earlier Coriolis force, 1923, and other references back to 1912), from the name of French scientist Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis (1792-1843) who described it c.1835.
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Coriolis effect
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Coriolis effect — [kôr΄ē ō′lis] n. the apparent deflection of a moving mass of water, air, etc. to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere … English World dictionary
Coriolis effect — For the psychophysical perception effect, see Coriolis effect (perception). Classical mechanics Newton s Second Law … Wikipedia
Coriolis effect (perception) — For the effect studied in physics, see Coriolis effect. In psychophysical perception, the Coriolis effect is the misperception of body orientation and induced nausea due to the Coriolis force (also referred to as the Coriolis… … Wikipedia
Coriolis effect — /kawr ee oh lis/ the apparent deflection (Coriolis acceleration) of a body in motion with respect to the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a fictitious force (Coriolis force) but actually caused by the rotation of the… … Universalium
Coriolis effect — i. The apparent effect of a number of forces that act upon a body or particle set in motion on the earth’s surface, tending to divert the moving object to the right of its path in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere … Aviation dictionary
Coriolis effect — [ˌkɒrɪ əʊlɪs] noun Physics an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation (influencing, for example, the formation of cyclonic weather systems). Origin … English new terms dictionary
Coriolis effect — Co•ri•o′lis effect [[t]ˌkɔr iˈoʊ lɪs[/t]] n. astron. 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(Corio′lis force )but actually caused by the earth s rotation … From formal English to slang
Coriolis effect — noun Date: circa 1946 the apparent deflection of a moving object that is the result of the Coriolis force … New Collegiate Dictionary
Coriolis effect — /kɒrioʊləs əˈfɛkt/ (say koreeohluhs uh fekt) noun the deflection of moving objects which appears to take place when they are viewed by a stationary observer in a moving frame of reference. {named after GG Coriolis, 1792–1843, French engineer} …
Coriolis effect — n. a hypothetical force used to explain rotating systems, such that the movement of air or water over the surface of the rotating earth is directed clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere. Etymology: G. G … Useful english dictionary
