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51Repulsive force — may refer to: * Repulsive force (astronomy), which according to certain theories causes planets and matter to get farther and farther apart * Like charges repelling according to Coulomb s law * Repulsive force (magnetism) between magnets of… …
52inertial force — a fictitious force used for convenience in visualizing the effects of forces on bodies in motion. For an accelerating body, the inertial force is considered as a body force whose resultant acts at the object s center of gravity in a direction… …
53Land force — Land Land, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ] 1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a… …
54Resolution of a force — Resolution Res o*lu tion ( l? sh?n), n. [F. r[ e]solution. L. resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.] 1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts …
55centrifugal force — centrif′ugal force′ n. phs the force, equal and opposite to the centripetal force, experienced by a body moving along a curved path and appearing to propel the body outward • Etymology: 1715–25 …
56coulomb force — /ˈkulɒm fɔs/ (say koohlom faws) noun the force between two electrically charged bodies. If the charges are of the same polarity, either positive or negative, the force is repulsive (coulomb repulsion); if they are of opposite polarity the force… …
57inertial force — noun : a force opposite in direction to an accelerating force acting on a body and equal to the product of the accelerating force and the mass of the body …
58third force — noun : a grouping (as of political parties or nations) intermediate between two opposing political forces * * * a political faction or party, etc., occupying an intermediate position between two others representing opposite extremes. [1945 50] *… …
59Leverage of a force — Leverage Lev er*age (l[e^]v [ e]r*[asl]j or l[=e] v[ e]r*[asl]j), n. The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever. [1913 Webster] {Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), the perpendicular distance between the lines of action of two… …
60Jet force — The jet force is a rocket like force due to Newton s third law which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The backward moving exhaust of a burning fuel pushes a rocket or jet forward. It means that throwing a… …
