| 单词 | Coriolis effect |
| 释义 | 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 earth and appearing as a deflection to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and a deflection to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Also called deflecting force. [1965-70; named after Gaspard G. Coriolis (d. 1843), French civil engineer] |
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