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Geostrophic meaning

  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.

Using Geostrophic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces. | Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.

Context around Geostrophic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

quasi 1×

Often after:

balance 1×

Sentence patterns with Geostrophic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

considered quasi geostrophic 1× that the geostrophic balance is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

note that the 1× this results in 1×

Common sentence endings:

considered quasi geostrophic 1× flow would be 1×

Words around Geostrophic

Just before it in the word index:

geostrategic 23 geosternbergia 2 geostatistics 5 geostatistical 2 geostationary 67 geostatic 3

Just after it in the word index:

geosynchronous 30 geosystem 2 geotag 26 geotagged 3 geotagging 4 geotargeted 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aadvantage 4

Corpus analysis for Geostrophic

  • In this selection, "geostrophic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, quasi and balance stand out and add context to how "geostrophic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include considered quasi geostrophic and that the geostrophic balance is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "geostrophic" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with geostrophic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This results in the formation of planetary wind circulations that experience a strong Coriolis deflection and thus can be considered 'quasi-geostrophic'. (22 words)

Note that the geostrophic balance is thus very different from the case of "inertial motions" (see below), which explains why mid-latitude cyclones are larger by an order of magnitude than inertial circle flow would be. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Note that the geostrophic balance is thus very different from the case of "inertial motions" (see below), which explains why mid-latitude cyclones are larger by an order of magnitude than inertial circle flow would be. (36 words)

This results in the formation of planetary wind circulations that experience a strong Coriolis deflection and thus can be considered 'quasi-geostrophic'. (22 words)

Example sentences (2)

Note that the geostrophic balance is thus very different from the case of "inertial motions" (see below), which explains why mid-latitude cyclones are larger by an order of magnitude than inertial circle flow would be.

This results in the formation of planetary wind circulations that experience a strong Coriolis deflection and thus can be considered 'quasi-geostrophic'.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "geostrophic" in a sentence?
An example: "Note that the geostrophic balance is thus very different from the case of "inertial motions" (see below), which explains why mid-latitude cyclones are larger by an order of magnitude than inertial circle flow would be." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "geostrophic" from authentic English texts.
What does "geostrophic" mean?
Geostrophic means: Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
How many example sentences with "geostrophic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "geostrophic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.