Coriolis force
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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