geostrophic
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈstrɒfɪk/adjective
- Meteorology & Oceanography relating to or denoting the component of a wind or current that arises from a balance between pressure gradients and coriolis forces【气象, 海洋学】地转（性）的。
词源
early 20th cent.: from GEO- 'of the earth' + Greek strophē 'a turning' （from strephein 'to turn'）.