Concept information
Preferred term
Coriolis Force
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Acceleration, Coriolis
- Coriolis Acceleration
- Coriolis Effect
- Coriolis Stimulation
- Effect, Coriolis
- Stimulation, Coriolis
Scope note
- 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. In a medical context it refers to the physiological effects (nausea, vertigo, dizziness, etc.) felt by a person moving radially in a rotating system, as a rotating space station. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed & McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
History note
- 70; was CORIOLIS EFFECT 1964-69 (Prov)
In other languages
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Finnish
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coriolis
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coriolis-ilmiö
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coriolis-kiihdytys
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003312
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