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force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" |
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physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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natural philosophy,
physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
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aerodynamic force forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)
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affinity,
chemical attraction a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam"
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attraction,
attractive force the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
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repulsion,
repulsive force the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
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centrifugal force the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
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centripetal force the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
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cohesion (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid
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coriolis force (physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced
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drift,
impetus,
impulsion a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
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lorentz force the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field; "the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets"
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moment the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
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propulsion the act of propelling
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pull the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
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push,
thrust the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
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reaction doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
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stress the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
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torque,
torsion a twisting force
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magnetomotive force the force that produces magnetic flux
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elan vital,
life force,
vitality,
vital force (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
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force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" |
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personnel |
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organisation,
organization the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
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guerilla force,
guerrilla force an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
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armed service,
military service,
service land tenure by service in the lord's army
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armed forces,
armed services,
military,
military machine,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
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paramilitary,
paramilitary force,
paramilitary organisation,
paramilitary organization,
paramilitary unit a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
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constabulary,
law,
police,
police force the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"
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private security force,
security force a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry
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military police,
mp a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
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hands,
manpower,
men,
workforce,
work force (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"
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patrol the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
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military personnel,
soldiery,
troops soldiers collectively
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rank,
rank and file a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen"
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staff a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
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line personnel personnel having direct job performance responsibilities
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management personnel personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities
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force - a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them" |
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influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort
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pressure a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
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duress compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"
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heartbeat an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America"
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lifeblood an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India"
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wheel a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
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force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" |
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forcefulness,
strength |
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intensity,
intensiveness high level or degree; the property of being intense
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brunt main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack"
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impulse,
momentum the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over"
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energy,
vigor,
vigour,
zip an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"
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force - a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers" |
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social group people sharing some social relation
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| Verb |
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force - do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!" |
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act,
move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
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force out,
gouge emit or cause to move with force of effort; "force out the air"; "force out the splinter"
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eject,
force out,
squeeze out,
squirt put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
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evict,
force out expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"
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beat back,
drive,
force back,
push back,
repel,
repulse move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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pull strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
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force - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" |
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drive,
ram |
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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thrust push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
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beat in,
drill in,
hammer in,
ram down teach by drills and repetition
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drive in,
screw cause a run or runner to be scored; "His line double drove in Jim Lemon with the winning run"
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toe,
toenail touch with the toe
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drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
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force - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" |
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compel,
obligate,
oblige force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
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stick,
sting saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"
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