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Coriolis force

Coriolis force noun: a fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame.

Noun

Coriolis force (plural Coriolis forces)

  1. A fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame.
    • On a rotor, Coriolis forces will appear whenever there is a radial lengthening or shortening of the blade about the rotational axis, which will be a result of blade flapping or bending.2006, J. Gordon Leishman, Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics, page 197
    • These terms are generally thought of as due to Coriolis forces, and represent a coupling of the modes of vibration ω₂ and ω₃ Coriolis forces in the rotating molecule. The Coriolis force is a fictitious force which must be introduced if mechanical motion is studied in a rotating coordinate system...2013, C. H. Townes, A.L. Schawlow, Microwave Spectroscopy, page 30

Coriolis force meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

Coriolis force in Tamil

கொறியோலிசின் விசை, புவியியங்கு விலகு விசை, விலகு விசை

Coriolis force in Vietnamese

apparent force due to the rotation of the earth
hiệu ứng Coriolis, lực Coriolis

Examples of Coriolis force in a sentence

  • These terms are generally thought of as due to Coriolis forces, and represent a coupling of the modes of vibration ω₂ and ω₃ Coriolis forces in the rotating molecule.2013, C. H. Townes, A.L. Schawlow, Microwave Spectroscopy, page 30:
  • First, we'll look at a simplified picture of how the pressure gradient and Coriolis forces affect an air parcel high above the ground.2013, Jack Williams, The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to America's Weather, page 56:

Forms of Coriolis force

pluralCoriolis forces

Origin of Coriolis force

From Coriolis + force, after French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis.

Questions about Coriolis force

What does Coriolis force mean?
Coriolis force means a fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame.
What is Coriolis force in Tamil?
Coriolis force in Tamil is கொறியோலிசின் விசை, புவியியங்கு விலகு விசை, விலகு விசை. See Coriolis force meaning in Tamil.
How do you use Coriolis force in a sentence?
These terms are generally thought of as due to Coriolis forces, and represent a coupling of the modes of vibration ω₂ and ω₃ Coriolis forces in the rotating molecule.
What part of speech is Coriolis force?
Coriolis force is a noun.
What is the plural of Coriolis force?
The plural of Coriolis force is Coriolis forces.

Words near Coriolis force in the dictionary

  1. Coriolis
  2. Coriolis coefficient
  3. Coriolis coefficients
  4. Coriolis effect
  5. Coriolis effects
  6. Coriolis force
  7. Coriolis forces
  8. Coriolis frequencies
  9. Coriolis frequency
  10. Coriolis parameter
  11. Coriolis parameters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Coriolis force (page history and authors); coriolis force (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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