(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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coriolis effect
The weather guy for WESH keeps talking about the coriolis effect.
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In order to prove Lisa wrong about the coriolis effect, Bart calls several locations in the southern hemisphere.
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A general discussion by Anders Persson of various aspects of the coriolis effect, including Foucault's Pendulum and Taylor columns.
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In the Northern Hemisphere, objects moving across or above the surface of the Earth tend to turn to the right because of the coriolis effect.
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To this bearing and range offset, it added corrections for gravity, wind, Magnus Effect of the spinning projectile, earth's curvature, and coriolis effect.
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The people of New Orleans are surely not thinking about wind vortices, the coriolis effect or the dampness of the troposphere as they hunker down during hurricane Katrina this morning.
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