geostrophic

/dอกส’ษชษ™หˆstษนษ™สŠfษชk/

IPA: /JH IY0 OW0 S T R AA1 F IH0 K/

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.

  2. 2

    Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geostrophic