CORIOLIS FORCE


Meaning of CORIOLIS FORCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: Gaspard G. Coriolis died 1843 French civil engineer

Date: 1923

: an apparent force that as a result of the earth's rotation deflects moving objects (as projectiles or air currents) to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.