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noun 
  1. 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.
Translations: 
  • German: Corioliskraft
    (trans-mid)
Etymology: From Gaspard G. de Coriolis


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