force : Idioms & Phrases

• the force which causes accelerated motion.

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• noun forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids)
  

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• noun the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
  airforce.
  
• noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
  USAF; United States Air Force; U. S. Air Force; Air Force.
  

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• noun an academy for training air force officers
  

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• noun an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
  AFISR; Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
  

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• noun an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
  AFISR; Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
  

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• noun an officer in the airforce
  commander.
  

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• noun a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces
  AFRL.
  

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• noun a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations
  AFSPC.
  

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• (Physiol.), muscular force or energy.

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• noun the military forces of a nation
  military; armed services; military machine; war machine.
  
  • 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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• noun military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
  

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• noun the 3rd Saturday in May
  

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• noun the force by which one object attracts another
  attraction.
  

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• by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force.

  That Maine which by main force Warwick did win. Shak.

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• Gr. down (intens.) + life. (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures.

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• that form of chemical energy formerly supposed to determine catalysis.

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• noun a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland
  Irish National Liberation Army; People's Liberation Army; INLA; People's Republican Army.
  

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• (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center.

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• noun the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
  

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• (Mech.), a force whose direction is from a center.

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• See under Centrifugal, Centripetal, etc.

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• noun the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
  

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• (Mech.), a force whose direction is towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round the sun, the center of the system, See Centrifugal force, under Centrifugal.

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• (Magnetism), the power or force which in iron or steel produces a slowness or difficulty in imparting magnetism to it, and also interposes an obstacle to the return of a bar to its natural state when active magnetism has ceased. It plainly depends on the molecular constitution of the metal.

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• noun (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
  strong interaction; color force.
  

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• (Mech.), a force which, acting conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces into which a single force may be resolved.

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• (Mech.), the finding of a single force (called the resultant) which shall be equal in effect to two or more given forces (called the components) when acting in given directions. Herbert.

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• See under Composition, Correlation, etc.

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• (Mech.), the principle that the total energy of any material system is a quantity which can neither be increased nor diminished by any action between the parts of the system, though it may be transformed into any of the forms of which energy is susceptible.

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• noun (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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• the relation between the forces which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may exert.

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• . Same as Resolution of forces, under Resolution.

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• noun an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
  defence force; defense; defence.
  
  • he joined the defense against invasion

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• noun an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
  defence force; defense; defence.
  
  • he joined the defense against invasion

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• forces that cause a body to deviate from its course.

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• noun the act of applying force to propel something
  thrust; drive.
  
  • after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off

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• noun a line of force in an electrical field
  

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• (Physics), the force which produces, or tends to produce, electricity, or an electric current; sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as equivalent to potential, or more properly difference of potential.

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• noun the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts
  emf; voltage.
  

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• noun a serial arrangement of metallic elements or ions according to their electrode potentials determined under specified conditions; the order shows the tendency of one metal to reduce the ions of any other metal below it in the series
  electromotive series; electrochemical series.
  

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• noun the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
  field; field of force.
  

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• noun formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets
  

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• trans. of L. vi et armis (Law), an expression in old indictments, signifying violence.

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• verb cause to move back by force or influence
  repulse; beat back; repel; drive; push back.
  
  • repel the enemy
  • push back the urge to smoke
  • beat back the invaders

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• noun mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
  lubricating system; force feed; pressure feed; pressure-feed lubricating system.
  

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• noun the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
  field; field of force.
  

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• noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events
  act of God; inevitable accident; unavoidable casualty; vis major.
  
  • he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God

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• noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
  force play; force out; force.
  
  • the shortstop got the runner at second on a force
• verb force to leave (an office)
  depose.
  
• verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
  give the axe; send away; give the sack; fire; dismiss; terminate; displace; sack; give notice; can.
  
  • The boss fired his secretary today
  • The company terminated 25% of its workers
• verb force or drive out
  rouse; rout out; drive out.
  
  • The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M.
• verb press, force, or thrust out of a small space
  crowd out.
  
  • The weeds crowded out the flowers
• verb expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
  evict.
  
  • The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months
• verb cause to come out in a squirt
  squirt; squeeze out; eject.
  
  • the boy squirted water at his little sister
• verb force with the thumb
  gouge.
  
  • gouge out his eyes
• verb emit or cause to move with force of effort
  
  • force out the air
  • force out the splinter

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• noun the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
  pressure level; pressure.
  
  • the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure

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• noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
  force play; force out; force.
  
  • the shortstop got the runner at second on a force

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• noun pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure
  

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Force" pump`

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1. (Mach.) (a) A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved piston. (b) A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the water only to the top of the pump or delivers it through a spout. See Illust. of Plunger pump, under Plunger.

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• noun a unit of measurement of physical force
  

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• verb feed someone who will not or cannot eat
  

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• noun mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings
  lubricating system; force feed; pressure feed; pressure-feed lubricating system.
  

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• verb make a forced landing
  

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• noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
  force play; force out; force.
  
  • the shortstop got the runner at second on a force

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• noun feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat
  gavage.
  

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• noun an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control
  emergency landing.
  

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• noun a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
  judicial sale; sheriff's sale; execution sale.
  

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• noun a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
  Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar.
  

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• noun the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
  expulsion; ejection; projection.
  

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• noun a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
  FAR; Army for the Liberation of Rwanda; Interahamwe; ALIR.
  
  • in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists

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• noun a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
  gee; g.
  

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• noun (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
  gravitation; gravity; gravitational attraction.
  
  • the more remote the body the less the gravity
  • the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
  • gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein

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• noun a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
  regular army; army.
  

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• noun an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
  guerilla force.
  

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• noun an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
  guerilla force.
  

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• (Physics), the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic force.

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• adjective satellite exerting force or influence
  in effect; good; effective.
  
  • the law is effective immediately
  • a warranty good for two years
  • the law is already in effect (or in force)

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• of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. "A testament is of force after men are dead." Heb. ix. 17.

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• noun the ground and air and naval forces of Israel
  IDF.
  

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• verb work together on a common enterprise of project
  collaborate; get together; cooperate.
  
  • The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
  • We joined forces with another research group

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• noun the source of trained people from which workers can be hired
  labor pool.
  

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• a military force serving on land, as distinguished from a naval force.

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• noun a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths
  Lautaro Youth Movement; Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movement.
  

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• the perpendicular distance from the line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about which the body may be supposed to turn.

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• noun (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
  elan vital; life force; vitality.
  

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• noun an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
  field line.
  

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• (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. Faraday.

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• . See Vis viva, under Vis.

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• noun 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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• noun a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace
  

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• any space through which magnet exerts its influence.

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• noun attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
  magnetic attraction; magnetism.
  

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• noun a line of force in a magnetic field
  

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• noun the force that produces magnetic flux
  

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• noun a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
  

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• noun the interaction of supply and demand that shapes a market economy
  

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• (Physiol.), the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body.

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• noun a unit that is part of some military service
  military unit; force; military group.
  
  • he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men

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• . (Mech.) (a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity of the force into the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of direction of the force . (b) With respect to a line, the product of that component of the force which is perpendicular to the plane passing through the line and the point of application of the force, into the shortest distance between the line and this point . (c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force, the product of the force into the perpendicular distance of its point of application from the plane.

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• noun an efficient incentive
  dynamic.
  
  • they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches

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• (Mech.), a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body.

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• noun an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
  navy.
  

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• no matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed. Obs. Chaucer.

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• of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. "Good reasons must, of force, give place to better." Shak.

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• (Mech.), forces which act in directions parallel to each other.

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• (Mech.), a parallelogram the diagonal of which represents the resultant of two velocities, forces, accelerations, momenta, etc., both in quantity and direction, when the velocities, forces, accelerations, momenta, etc., are represented in quantity and direction by the two adjacent sides of the parallelogram.

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• noun a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
  paramilitary unit; paramilitary organization; paramilitary; paramilitary organisation.
  

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• (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues.

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• (Physics), forces that are developed and act in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.

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• noun the force of policemen and officers
  law; police; constabulary.
  
  • the law came looking for him

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• (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of which, taken successively, represent, in length and direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure represents the resultant of those forces. Cf. Parallelogram of forces, under Parallelogram.

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• noun a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry
  private security force.
  

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• noun an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)
  

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• (Mil.), a demonstration or attack by a large force of troops for the purpose of discovering the position and strength of an enemy.

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• noun the force by which bodies repel one another
  repulsion.
  

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• (Mech.), the separation of a single force or motion into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; the opposite of composition of a force.

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• (Mech.), a force which is the result of two or more forces acting conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more motions combined. See Composition of forces, under Composition.

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• noun the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
  drag.
  

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• noun a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers
  Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia; FARC.
  

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• noun the airforce of Great Britain
  RAF.
  

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• noun the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services
  sales division; sales department.
  

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• noun a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry
  private security force.
  

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• noun a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
  Special Forces; U. S. Army Special Forces.
  

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• noun (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
  strong interaction; color force.
  

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• (Mech.), a force which acts on a moving body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the body, its effect being to increase or diminish the velocity; distinguished from a normal force, which acts at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction of the motion without changing the velocity.

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• noun a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
  
• noun a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task
  

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• noun a masterly or brilliant feat
  

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• noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
  USAF; United States Air Force; U. S. Air Force; Air Force.
  

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• noun a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
  Special Forces; U. S. Army Special Forces.
  

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• noun a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights
  Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtar.
  

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• noun a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
  AUC; Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia; United Self-Defense Group of Colombia.
  
  • the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year

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• noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
  USAF; United States Air Force; U. S. Air Force; Air Force.
  

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• noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force
  United States Air Force Academy.
  

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• noun a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting
  Special Forces; U. S. Army Special Forces.
  

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• noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space
  USAF; United States Air Force; U. S. Air Force; Air Force.
  

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• noun a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force
  United States Air Force Academy.
  

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• noun relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles
  

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• noun (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
  elan vital; life force; vitality.
  

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• (Physiol.), that force or power which is inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished from the physical forces generally known.

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• noun (physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons
  weak interaction.
  

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• noun the force of workers available
  hands; manpower; men; workforce.
  

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