Coriolis force

English Etymology From en Coriolis force, after French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis. Noun en physics meteorology A fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame. en Coriolis effect en 2006 J. Gordon Leishman Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics 197 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=nMV-TkaX-9cC&pg=PA197&dq=%22Coriolis+forces%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7aY6U4vSBsTCkAXWr4HADw&ved=0CEIQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Coriolis%20forces%22&f=false On a rotor, Coriolis forces will appear whenever there is a radial lengthening or shortening of the blade about the rotational axis, which will be a result of blade flapping or bending. en 2013 C. H. Townes; A.L. Schawlow Microwave Spectroscopy http://books.google.com.au/books?id=f33CAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA30&dq=%22Coriolis+forces%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7aY6U4vSBsTCkAXWr4HADw&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22Coriolis%20forces%22&f=false 30 These terms are generally thought of as due to Coriolis forces, and represent a coupling of the modes of vibration ω2 and ω3 Coriolis forces in the rotating molecule. The Coriolis force is a fictitious force which must be introduced if mechanical motion is studied in a rotating coordinate system and the rotation is otherwise overlooked. en 2013 Jack Williams The AMS Weather Book: The Ultimate Guide to America's Weather 56 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NWtHAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA56&dq=%22Coriolis+forces%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7aY6U4vSBsTCkAXWr4HADw&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Coriolis%20forces%22&f=false First, we'll look at a simplified picture of how the pressure gradient and Coriolis forces affect an air parcel high above the ground. Related terms en Coriolis effect Coriolis frequency Coriolis parameter Translations apparent force due to the rotation of the earth Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 地轉偏向力, cmn 科里奧利力 Czech: cs Coriolisova síla f Estonian: et Coriolisi jõud Finnish: fi coriolisvoima French: fr force de Coriolis f German: de Corioliskraft f Japanese: ja コリオリ力 koriori-ka Polish: pl efekt Coriolisa m-in, pl siła Coriolisa f Russian: ru си́ла Кориоли́са f Swedish: sv corioliskraft c Vietnamese: vi hiệu ứng Coriolis, vi lực Coriolis Further reading en eponyms en Weather