Engelsk substantiv: Coriolis force | |||
1. | Coriolis force (om fenomen) (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 | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | force | ||
Overordnet kategori | natural philosophy, physics | ||