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Meaning of geostrophic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
d͡ʒɪ.əˈstɹoʊ.fɪk

Definitions

  1. Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
  2. Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.

CEFR level

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

geostructural geosynchronous geosynclinal geosystemic geotactic geotechnic

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