Magnus effect

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Etymology[edit]

Named after German physicist Heinrich Gustav Magnus (1802–1870).

Noun[edit]

Magnus effect (plural Magnus effects)

  1. The phenomenon whereby the path of a spinning object moving through a fluid is deflected in a manner that is not observed when the object is not spinning, explained by the difference in pressure of the fluid on opposite sides of the object.
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