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Coriolis force

noun

Etymology

From Coriolis + force, after French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to rise, high, hill”
  2. derived from fortis — “strong”
  3. derived from fortia
  4. derived from force
  5. inherited from force
  6. compounded as coriolis force — “Coriolis + force”

Definitions

  1. A fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that…

    A fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame.

    • On a rotor, Coriolis forces will appear whenever there is a radial lengthening or shortening of the blade about the rotational axis, which will be a result of blade flapping or bending.
    • First, we'll look at a simplified picture of how the pressure gradient and Coriolis forces affect an air parcel high above the ground.

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