Search Result:coriolis force
Overview of noun coriolis_force
The noun coriolis force has 1 sense
- Coriolis force -- ((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)