geostrophic wind

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noun

a wind whose velocity and direction are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
Compare gradient wind.

Origin of geostrophic wind

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby geostrophic wind

geostationary, geostationary operational environmental satellite, geostationary orbit, geostrategy, geostrophic, geostrophic wind, geosynchronous, geosynchronous satellite, geosynclinal, geosyncline, geotag