Source Word
Coriolis force
Noun
(physics,
meteorology)
A
fictitious
force
apparently
exerted
on
any
moving
body
(including
a
parcel
of
air)
due
to
the
rotation
of
the
earth,
observed
as
a
deflection
of
the
body
to
the
right
of
its
direction
of
travel
(i.e.,
clockwise)
in
the
Northern
Hemisphere,
or
to
the
left
(anticlockwise)
in
the
Southern
Hemisphere;
any
equivalent
apparent
force
that
deflects
objects
in
a
rotating
reference
frame.
Japanese Meaning
（物理学、気象学）地球の自転の影響により、移動する物体に見かけ上働く力。北半球では移動体が進行方向の右側（時計回り）に、南半球では左側（反時計回り）に偏向する現象として観測される。
Sense（1）
(physics,
meteorology)
A
fictitious
force
apparently
exerted
on
any
moving
body
(including
a
parcel
of
air)
due
to
the
rotation
of
the
earth,
observed
as
a
deflection
of
the
body
to
the
right
of
its
direction
of
travel
(i.e.,
clockwise)
in
the
Northern
Hemisphere,
or
to
the
left
(anticlockwise)
in
the
Southern
Hemisphere;
any
equivalent
apparent
force
that
deflects
objects
in
a
rotating
reference
frame.
（ plural ）
