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Magnus effect

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Mag′nus effect′ [Mech.]

Mechanicsthe 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.

after Heinrich German. Magnus (1802–70), German scientist 1920–25

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