Coriolis Effect Drift

   

Co·ri·o·lis effect

noun
The apparent deflection (Coriolis acceleration)  of a body in motion with respect to the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a fictitious force (Coriolis force)  but actually caused by the rotation of the earth and appearing as a deflection to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and a deflection to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
Also called deflecting force.

Origin:
1965–70;  named after Gaspard G. Coriolis  (died 1843), French civil engineer
 

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