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| [in physics] an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere | ||||
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| [in politics] the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party |