Coriolis force
noun
: an apparent force that as a result of the earth's rotation deflects moving objects (such as projectiles or air currents) to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere
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If toilets aren’t subject to Coriolis forces, hair certainly isn’t either, Willems says.
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
In the reference frame of the rotating spacecraft, there is another force to think about: the Coriolis force.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 May 2021
By the end of the motion, the Coriolis force is almost 1 g.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 May 2021
Land falling cyclones are almost unheard of in Tanzania due to its close proximity to the equator, where the Coriolis force -- what causes the storm to rotate -- is weaker.
—Pedram Javaheri, CNN, 22 Apr. 2021
Proof of this includes the Coriolis force.
—Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2020
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Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
In the reference frame of the rotating spacecraft, there is another force to think about: the Coriolis force.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 May 2021
By the end of the motion, the Coriolis force is almost 1 g.
—Rhett Allain, Wired, 14 May 2021
Land falling cyclones are almost unheard of in Tanzania due to its close proximity to the equator, where the Coriolis force -- what causes the storm to rotate -- is weaker.
—Pedram Javaheri, CNN, 22 Apr. 2021
Proof of this includes the Coriolis force.
—Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2020
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