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Meaning of Buys Ballot's law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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A rule stating that, in the Northern Hemisphere, if a person stands with their back to the wind, the atmospheric pressure is low to the left and high to the right (because wind travels counterclockwise around low-pressure zones in the Northern Hemisphere).

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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