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TAKE THE QUIZageostrophic
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
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