(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 forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced
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coriolis force::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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The Hudson discharge flows south along the coast due to coriolis force.
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When the storm is to the west of the coastline, the counterclockwise flow, combined with friction and coriolis force, directs the winds inward.
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Rotation is inward and counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere as opposed to inward and clockwise in the southern hemisphere due to the coriolis force.
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Coriolis technically refers to any force which apparently operates in a direction opposite to the earth's rotation.
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