coriolis force
NOUN
14 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
coriolis force is a valid 14-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
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3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does coriolis force mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced.
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