stroph-, -strophy, -strophe, -strophical, -strophism, -strophic, -strophes, strepto-, strept-

The worship of or an excessive devotion to letters or correspondence; such as, a piece of handwritten or printed text addressed to a recipient and typically sent by mail.

Relating to the deflective forces produced by, or arising from, the Earth's rotation: In school, Jenifer learned about the geostrophic force that was caused by the revolution or turning of the world.

In meteorology, the balance between the "Coriolis force" and the horizontal pressure gradient that determines the first-order circulation patterns of the open ocean: The condition of geostrophy can be exemplified by the Coriolis force that is an apparent force exerted on a moving object by the rotation of the Earth. This object moves horizontally above the Earth's surface in the Northern Hemisphere and tends to show a rightward deflection, and one in the Southern Hemisphere tends to show a leftward deflection.

The situation of geostrophy was described by Gaspard de Coriolis (1792-1843) who was a French civil engineer.