Meanings
nounEötvös effect (plural Eötvös effects)
plural Eötvös effects
- natural sciencesThe change in measured Earth's gravity caused by the change in centrifugal acceleration resulting from eastbound or westbound velocity.
Origin
Named after physicist Loránd Eötvös.
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Eötvös effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s%20effect
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eötvös effect,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/E%C3%B6tv%C3%B6s%20effect.
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