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Word: geostrophic (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Adjective:

  • (Meteorology). Referring to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
  • (Meteorology). Relates to or arises from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.

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