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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'geostrophic' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions geostrophic adjective  (Meteorology). Referring to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal coriolis forces and the horizonal pressure forces. (Meteorology). Relates to or arises from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth. Etymology: From geo- + Greek "act of turning" + -ic.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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