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Coriolis effect

Coriolis effect Meaning & Definition
Coriolis effect Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Coriolis effect?

[n] (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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