See also Force, and forcé
cause to occur, overcoming resistance
baseball To create an out by touching a base
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- (RP) IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)s/, SAMPA: /fO:(r\)s/
- (GenAm) IPA: /fɔɹs/, /foʊɹs/, SAMPA: /fOr\s/, /fOUr\s/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)s
Etymology 1
From Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, from neuter plural of Latin fortis (“‘strong’”)
Noun
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Singular force |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural forces |
force (countable and uncountable; plural forces)
Wikipedia has an article on: Force- (uncountable, physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)
- (countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
- police force
- (uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
- show of force
- (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving the apparent free choice of a card by another person.
- A fictional semi-sentient phenomenon that certain individuals can call upon for assistance as in in the Star Wars stories. See also Force.
- May the force be with you.
- (law) Legal validity.
- The law will come into force in January.
- (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
Derived terms
Terms derived from "force"
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Verb
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Infinitive to force |
Third person singular forces |
Simple past forced |
Past participle forced |
Present participle forcing |
to force (third-person singular simple present forces, present participle forcing, simple past and past participle forced)
- (transitive) To exert violence, compulsion, or constraint upon or against a person or thing.
- (transitive) To cause to occur, overcoming inertia or resistance.
- force a decision
- (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
- Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.
Translations
exert violence upon
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Derived terms
See also
- Imperial unit: foot pound
- metric unit: newton
- coerce: To control by force.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse fors (“‘waterfall’”). Cognate with Swedish fors (“‘waterfall’”)
Noun
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Singular force |
Plural forces |
force (plural forces)
Translations
waterfall — see waterfallExternal links
- force in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- force in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French
Etymology
From Late Latin neuter plural fortia < adjective fortis.
Pronunciation
Noun
force f. (plural forces)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- à force
- à la force du poignet
- coup de force
- camisole de force
- de gré ou de force
- de force
- de vive force
- en force
- forcé
- force majeure
- force vive
- forces vives
- forcément
- forcer
- tour de force
Verb
force
- First-person singular present indicative of forcer.
- Third-person singular present indicative of forcer.
- First-person singular present subjunctive of forcer.
- Third-person singular present subjunctive of forcer.
- Second-person singular imperative of forcer.
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What happens when Newton Force is applied to two objects with different mass in space?
Q. This is the whole question: If an astronaut is in space and he has two books, one book with a mass of 100 grams and the other with a mass of 200 grams and he applies 5 Newton force on each of the two books, what happens? What happens when he applies 10 Newton Force to the books? It would help a lot if someone answered this question! Also, this isn't a homework question but a question I've already answered but didn't know the answer to.
Asked by Lindsey - Wed Apr 29 21:06:03 2009 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Both books accelerate in the same direction as the force. The 100 gram book accelerates at twice the rate of the 200 gram book. Why? F= m/a a= F/m book 1 a = 5/0.1 a = 50 ms^-2 book 2 a = 5/0.2 a = 25 ms^-2 Think: Its harder to push a heavy object. An object twice the weight of another will be twice as hard to push and will accelerate (move) at half the rate of the lighter object. --- Both books will double their acceleration. Why? book 1 a = 10/0.1 a = 100 ms^-2 <- (it was 50 before) book 2 a = 10/0.2 a = 50 ms^-2 <- (it was 25 before) Think: Pushing something harder makes it accelerate more quickly. If you push an object twice as hard it will accelerate twice as quickly. OR When the force is doubled the magnitude (size) of… [cont.]
Answered by u - Sun May 3 09:53:14 2009
Q. This is the whole question: If an astronaut is in space and he has two books, one book with a mass of 100 grams and the other with a mass of 200 grams and he applies 5 Newton force on each of the two books, what happens? What happens when he applies 10 Newton Force to the books? It would help a lot if someone answered this question! Also, this isn't a homework question but a question I've already answered but didn't know the answer to.
Asked by Lindsey - Wed Apr 29 21:06:03 2009 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments
A. Both books accelerate in the same direction as the force. The 100 gram book accelerates at twice the rate of the 200 gram book. Why? F= m/a a= F/m book 1 a = 5/0.1 a = 50 ms^-2 book 2 a = 5/0.2 a = 25 ms^-2 Think: Its harder to push a heavy object. An object twice the weight of another will be twice as hard to push and will accelerate (move) at half the rate of the lighter object. --- Both books will double their acceleration. Why? book 1 a = 10/0.1 a = 100 ms^-2 <- (it was 50 before) book 2 a = 10/0.2 a = 50 ms^-2 <- (it was 25 before) Think: Pushing something harder makes it accelerate more quickly. If you push an object twice as hard it will accelerate twice as quickly. OR When the force is doubled the magnitude (size) of… [cont.]
Answered by u - Sun May 3 09:53:14 2009
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