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- Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis: (21 May 1792, Paris – 19 September 1843, Paris) French physicist best known for the inertial force called after him (Coriolis force). [e]
- Coriolis effect: A disorientation caused by misinterpretation of rotational signals by the ear, important particularly to astronauts and pilots. [e]
- Coriolis force: An inertial force upon a moving object that is perpendicular to its velocity as that is seen from a rotating frame of reference, and also to the axis of rotation. [e]