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geostrophic

/d͡ʒɪ.əˈstɹoʊ.fɪk/

geostrophic adjective: relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.

Adjective

geostrophic (comparative more geostrophic, superlative most geostrophic)

  1. Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
  2. Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.

Forms of geostrophic

comparativemore geostrophic
superlativemost geostrophic

Origin of geostrophic

From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth-”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”) + -ic.

Words formed from geostrophic

Phrases with geostrophic

Questions about geostrophic

What does geostrophic mean?
Geostrophic means relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
What part of speech is geostrophic?
Geostrophic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce geostrophic?
Geostrophic is pronounced /d͡ʒɪ.əˈstɹoʊ.fɪk/ (US).

Words near geostrophic in the dictionary

  1. geostrategy
  2. geostratigraphic
  3. geostratigraphy
  4. geostress
  5. geostresses
  6. geostrophic
  7. geostrophic wind
  8. geostrophic winds
  9. geostrophically
  10. geostrophy
  11. geostructural

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