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absolute velocity
Velocity as measured in an absolute coordinate system; hence, in meteorology, the (vector) sum of the velocity of a fluid parcel relative to the earth and the velocity of the parcel due to the earth's rotation.
The east–west component is the only one affected:
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Weather
- Category: Meteorology
- Company: AMS
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