ageostrophic

adjective

ageo·​stroph·​ic (ˈ)ā-ˌjē-ə-ˈsträ-fik 

: not caused or affected by the Coriolis force

ageostrophic motion

an ageostrophic current

… the wind velocity can be separated into the geostrophic and ageostrophic parts …

—Guido Visconti, Fundamentals of Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere, 2001

Word History

Etymology

a- entry 2 + geostrophic

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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