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CORIOLIS FORCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- The Earth (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Coriolis force
1, record 1, English, Coriolis%20force
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An apparent force that as a result of the earth's rotation deflects moving objects (as projectiles or air currents) to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. 2, record 1, English, - Coriolis%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Objects moving in a straight line over the surface of the Earth are deflected right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. 3, record 1, English, - Coriolis%20force
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
It is named for Gustave Gaspard Coriolis, a French civil engineer. 4, record 1, English, - Coriolis%20force
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Terre (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- force de Coriolis
1, record 1, French, force%20de%20Coriolis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Force apparente, due à la rotation de la Terre, qui agit perpendiculairement et vers la droite de la vitesse d'une particule d'air dans l'hémisphère Nord, le mouvement de la particule étant considéré par rapport à celui de la Terre. 2, record 1, French, - force%20de%20Coriolis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette force doit son nom au mathématicien français Gustave Gaspard Coriolis. 3, record 1, French, - force%20de%20Coriolis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica general (Física)
- Tierra (Astronomía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fuerza de Coriolis
1, record 1, Spanish, fuerza%20de%20Coriolis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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