Magnus effect
[ mag-nuhs ]
nounMechanics.
the thrust on a cylinder rotating about its axis while in motion in a fluid, the thrust being perpendicular to the relative motion of the cylinder in the fluid.
Origin of Magnus effect
11920–25; after Heinrich G. Magnus (1802–70), German scientist
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