Term: coriolis force: (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
Candidate hypernym: force: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity → 1
Candidate hypernym: shortness: the property of being of short temporal extent → 0
Candidate hypernym: town hall: a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government → 0
Candidate hypernym: rumen: the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing → 0
Candidate hypernym: instrumentality: the quality of being instrumental for some purpose → 0
Candidate hypernym: division: a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings → 0
Candidate hypernym: pea pod: husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas → 0
Candidate hypernym: coronet: a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign → 0
Candidate hypernym: conversion: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweep hand: a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes → 0
Candidate hypernym: leatherjacket: any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes → 0