Coriolis force — n. 〚after G. G. de Coriolis (1792 1843), Fr mathematician〛 an apparent deflective force acting on a moving object, as an airplane, that is being observed from a rotating system, as the surface of the earth: it is proportional to the speed of the… … Universalium
Coriolis force — n. [after G. G. de Coriolis (1792 1843), Fr mathematician] an apparent deflective force acting on a moving object, as an airplane, that is being observed from a rotating system, as the surface of the earth: it is proportional to the speed of the… … English World dictionary
Coriolis force — noun (physics) a force due to the earth s rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton s second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real… … Useful english dictionary
Coriolis force — Koriolio jėga statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Apibrėžtį žr. priede. priedas( ai) Grafinis formatas atitikmenys: angl. compound centrifugal force; Coriolis force vok. Coriolis Kraft, f; zusammengesetzte Kraft, f; zweite … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
Coriolis force — Koriolio jėga statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. compound centrifugal force; Coriolis force vok. Coriolis Kraft, f; zusammengesetzte Zentrifugalkraft, f; zweite Zusatzkraft, f rus. сила инерции Кориолиса, f; сила Кориолиса, f; составная… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Coriolis force — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Coriolis force — /kɒriˈoʊləs fɔs/ (say koree ohluhs faws) noun an imaginary force that, to an observer on the earth s surface, appears to act at right angles to the path of objects moving relative to the rotating earth; used to explain the lateral direction of… …
Coriolis force — noun A force exerted on a parcel of air (or any moving body) due to the rotation of the earth. This force causes a deflection of the body to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere … Wiktionary
coriolis force — the effect of drag from the earth rotation on airflow … Geography glossary
Force De Coriolis — Le sens de rotation de cette basse pression tournant au large de l Islande dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d une montre est dû aux effets combinés de la force de Coriolis et du gradient de pression. La force de Coriolis est une force… … Wikipédia en Français
In the Northern Hemisphere the Coriolis force deflects the winds toward right.