coriolis force
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "First, we'll look at a simplified picture of how the pressure gradient and Coriolis forces affect an air parcel high above the ground."