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| Co·ri·o·lis ef·fect [ kàwree ṓliss i fèkt ] |
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deflection relative to Earth: the observed deflection of something such as a missile in flight relative to the surface of Earth, caused by Earth's rotation beneath the object. The deflection is to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere.
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| [After Gaspard de Coriolis (1792-1843), French mathematician] |
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