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The following 3 entries include the term Coriolis.
Coriolis effect
noun: the apparent deflection of a moving object that is the result of the Coriolis force
Coriolis force
noun: an apparent force that as a result of the earth's rotation deflects moving objects (such as projectiles or air currents) to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
Coriolis acceleration
noun: a quantity that must be added vectorially to the acceleration of a body with respect to another accelerated body to get the true acceleration of the former
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