coriolis effect

Noun
  1. (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation;
    On Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere (synset 111433377)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot - a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

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