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Meaning of Magnus effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The phenomenon whereby the path of a spinning object moving through a fluid is deflected in a manner that is not observed when the object is not spinning, explained by the difference in pressure of the fluid on opposite sides of the object.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

magnus hitch Magnus' green salt Magnuson Magnussen magnussonite Mago

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