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Influence that can change motion of an object
In physics, a force is an action that can cause an object to change its velocity or its shape, or to resist other forces, or to cause changes of pressure
Force
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up force in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In physics, force is what, when unopposed, changes the motion of an object. Force is also a dialectal
Force_(disambiguation)
Fictional energy source in Star Wars
The Force is a metaphysical, mysterious, and ubiquitous power in the Star Wars fiction franchise. Within the galaxy in which the franchise is set, characters
The_Force
1975 studio album by UFO
Force It is the fourth studio album by English rock band UFO, released in 1975. It was their first album to chart in the United States. The album was
Force_It
Trading Card Game
Force of Will (フォースオブウィル) is a trading card game. It was originally released in Japan in December 2012 by Force of Will Co., Ltd. and later released to
Force_of_Will
Comic book series
A-Force is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in May 2015 as a part of Marvel's "Secret Wars" crossover storyline. It was created
A-Force
2024 studio album by LL Cool J
The FORCE (an acronym for Frequencies of Real Creative Energy) is the fourteenth studio album by American rapper and actor LL Cool J, released on September
The_FORCE
US Army tier one special operations force
Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as Task Force Green, is a special operations force of the
Delta_Force
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up force of nature in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Force of Nature or Forces of Nature may refer to: Fundamental interaction: gravity, electromagnetism
Force_of_nature
Air service branch of the U.S. military
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is a part of the United States Department of Defense
United_States_Air_Force
2023 limited series comedy podcast
Strike Force Five is a limited series podcast hosted by American comedians and talk show hosts Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers
Strike_Force_Five
Speculative physics theory
In physics, a fifth force is a hypothetical fundamental interaction (also known as fundamental force) beyond the four known interactions in nature: gravitational
Fifth_force
Force acting on charged particles in electric and magnetic fields
In electromagnetism, the Lorentz force is the force exerted on a charged particle by electric and magnetic fields. It determines how charged particles
Lorentz_force
Term for accelerations felt as weight in multiples of standard gravity
The g-force or gravitational force equivalent is a mass-specific force (force per unit mass), expressed in units of standard gravity (symbol g or g0,
G-force
Air and space warfare force of the United Kingdom
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards
Royal_Air_Force
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up force field in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Force field may refer to: Force field (chemistry), a computational model that is used to describe
Force_field
Japanese manga series and its franchise
Fire Force (Japanese: 炎炎ノ消防隊, Hepburn: En'en no Shōbōtai; lit. 'Blazing Fire Brigade') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Ohkubo
Fire_Force
Combined military forces of the United States
law establishes six armed forces: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard, each assigned specific roles and operational domains
United_States_Armed_Forces
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up life-force or life force in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Life force or lifeforce may refer to: Energy (esotericism), a term used by various
Life_force
Suspension of contractual obligations during extreme circumstances
Look up force majeure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In contract law, force majeure (/ˌfɔːrs məˈʒɜːr/ FORSS mə-ZHUR; French: [fɔʁs maʒœʁ]) is a common
Force_majeure
2005 Spanish film
By Force (Spanish: A golpes) is a 2005 Spanish drama film directed by Juan Vicente Córdoba [es] which stars Natalia Verbeke and Daniel Guzmán alongside
By_Force
Force directed to the center of rotation
force (from Latin centrum 'center' and petere 'to seek') is the force that makes a body follow a curved path. The direction of the centripetal force is
Centripetal_force
Japanese video game developer
Omega Force (Japanese: オメガフォース) (stylized as ω-Force) is a Japanese video game developer and a division of Koei Tecmo founded in 1996 by Akihiro Suzuki
Omega_Force
2015 film by J. J. Abrams
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also known as Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens, is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written
Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Force or force in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Force is a metaphysical power in the Star Wars fictional universe. The Force may also refer
The_Force_(disambiguation)
Star Wars-themed toy
The Force Trainer is a Star Wars-themed toy which creates the illusion of performing Force-powered telekinesis. The brain–computer interface toy, released
Force_Trainer
Open demonstration of military power intended to warn or to intimidate an opponent
A show of force is a military operation intended to warn (such as a warning shot) or to intimidate an opponent by showcasing a capability or will to act
Show_of_force
Iranian special external operations force (established 1988)
The Quds Force (Persian: نیروی قدس, romanized: niru-ye qods, lit. 'Jerusalem Force') is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Quds_Force
Apparent force in a rotating reference frame
In physics, the Coriolis force is a pseudo-force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
Coriolis_force
1995 American film
Excessive Force II: Force on Force is a 1995 American direct-to-video action film starring Stacie Randall and Dan Gauthier. It was written by Mark Sevi
Excessive Force II: Force on Force
Excessive_Force_II:_Force_on_Force
RAF protection force
RAF Force Protection Force was created in 2004 as the successor to the Tactical Survive to Operate Headquarters (Tac STO HQ). It consisted of Force Protection
RAF_Force_Protection_Force
In quantum physics, type of particle that gives rise to forces between other particles
In quantum field theory, a force carrier is a type of particle that gives rise to forces between other particles. They serve as the quanta of a particular
Force_carrier
Topics referred to by the same term
the free dictionary. Strike Force may refer to: Strike Force (video game), a 1991 arcade game Commandos: Strike Force, a 2006 video game Dynasty Warriors:
Strike_Force
Military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare
An air force in the broadest sense is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's
Air_force
Military unit
Force, 1878 Peshawar Valley Field Force, 1878 Kabul Field Force, 1879–1880 Kabul-Kandahar Field Force, 1880 Natal Field Force, 1881 Zhob Field Force,
Field_force
1986 film by Menahem Golan
The Delta Force is a 1986 American action film starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (in his final film appearance) as leaders of an elite group of Special
The_Delta_Force
Former Indian Formula One racing team
02944°W / 52.07583; -1.02944 Force India Formula One Team Limited, commonly known as Force India and later Sahara Force India, was a Formula One racing
Force_India
two parts: the virtual mass effect and the Basset force. The Basset force term describes the force due to the lagging boundary layer development with
Basset_force
1973 American film
Magnum Force is a 1973 American neo-noir action-thriller film and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film
Magnum_Force
Peruvian political party
Popular Force (Spanish: Fuerza Popular, FP), formerly known as Force 2011 (Spanish: Fuerza 2011) until 2012, is a right-wing populist and Fujimorist political
Popular_Force
In the study of the physics of granular materials, a force chain consists of a set of particles within a compressed granular material that are held together
Force_chain
NATO-led force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995–96)
The Implementation Force (IFOR) was a NATO-led multinational peace enforcement force in Bosnia and Herzegovina under a one-year mandate from 20 December
Implementation_Force
Military branch for space warfare
A space force is a military branch of a nation's armed forces that conducts military operations in outer space and space warfare. The world's first space
Space_force
Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Air Force (IAF) (ISO: Bhāratīya Vāyu Senā) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and
Indian_Air_Force
Fictional entity from Marvel Comics
The Phoenix Force is a fictional entity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum, the
Phoenix_Force
Group of fictional characters
X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived
X-Force
A no-force policy is used in transaction control in database theory. The term no-force refers to the disk pages related to the actual database object
No-force
UK television series
Ultimate Force is a British television action drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the SAS (Special Air
Ultimate_Force
USAF aircraft carrying the US president
Air Force One is the official air traffic control-designated call sign for a United States Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States
Air_Force_One
Force of attraction or repulsion between molecules and neighboring particles
An intermolecular force (IMF; also secondary force) is the force that mediates interaction between molecules, including the electromagnetic forces of attraction
Intermolecular_force
Coplanar forces acting on the same body in opposite directions
Shear force can also be defined in terms of planes: "If a plane is passed through a body, a force acting along this plane is called a shear force or shearing
Shear_force
Topics referred to by the same term
Expeditionary Force may refer to: Expeditionary warfare, a military force dispatched to fight in a foreign country Expeditionary Force, a science fiction
Expeditionary_Force
The force index (FI) is an indicator used in technical analysis to illustrate how strong the actual buying or selling pressure is. High positive values
Force_index
Frame-dependent apparent force in Physics
A fictitious force, also known as an inertial force or pseudo-force, is a force that appears to act on an object when its motion is described or experienced
Fictitious_force
Weight on earth of a one-kilogram mass
kilogram-force is defined as 9.80665 N. Similarly, a gram-force is 9.80665 mN, and a milligram-force is 9.80665 μN. The gram-force and kilogram-force were
Kilogram-force
British military unit in WWII
V Force was a reconnaissance, intelligence-gathering and guerrilla organisation established by the British against Japanese forces during the Burma Campaign
V_Force
1977 studio album by Scorpions
Taken by Force is the fifth studio album by German band Scorpions, released by RCA Records in 1977. This was the first Scorpions album to feature drummer
Taken_by_Force
Unit of energy
The foot-pound force (symbol: ft⋅lbf, ft⋅lbf, or ft⋅lb ) is a unit of work or energy in the engineering and gravitational systems in United States customary
Foot-pound_(energy)
2019 video game
Jump Force is a 2019 crossover fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It features characters from various
Jump_Force
Type of inertial force
In Newtonian mechanics, a centrifugal force is a kind of fictitious force (or inertial force) that appears to act on all objects when viewed in a rotating
Centrifugal_force
Electrical action produced by a non-electrical source
In electromagnetism and electronics, electromotive force (emf, or EMF) or electromotance, denoted E {\displaystyle {\mathcal {E}}} , is an energy transfer
Electromotive_force
American NHRA drag racer (born 1949)
John Harold Force (born May 4, 1949) is an American retired NHRA drag racer. He is a 16-time NHRA and one-time AHRA Funny Car champion driver and a 22-time
John_Force
UK law enforcement agency
Border Force (BF) is a British law enforcement command within the Home Office, responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail
Border_Force
Space service branch of the U.S. military
The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and was established on 20 December 2019. Part of the
United_States_Space_Force
Indian multinational automotive company
Force Motors Ltd is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company, based in Pune. From 1958 to 2005, the company was known as Bajaj Tempo Motors
Force_Motors
Military term; preventive measures taken to mitigate hostile actions
Force protection (FP) is the concept of protecting military personnel, family members, civilians, facilities, equipment and operations from threats or
Force_protection
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up brute force in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brute Force or brute force may refer to: Brute force method or proof by exhaustion, a method of
Brute_force
American NHRA drag racer
is the daughter of drag racer John Force and the sister of fellow racers Courtney Force and Ashley Force Hood. Force became an NHRA drag racer in 2013
Brittany_Force
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
Forcé (French pronunciation: [fɔʁse] ) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. Communes of the Mayenne department "Répertoire
Forcé
Special operations unit of Hezbollah
The al-Hajj Radwan Force (Arabic: فوج الحاج رضوان, romanized: Fawj al-Ḥajj Raḍwān, lit. 'al-Hajj Radwan Regiment', also spelled Redwan or Ridwan) is a
Radwan_Force
Force perpendicular to flow of surrounding fluid
a force on the object. Lift is the component of this force that is perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction. It contrasts with the drag force, which
Lift_(force)
2016 Indian film by Abhinay Deo
Force 2 is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Abhinay Deo and produced by Vipul Shah. The film stars John Abraham, Tahir Raj
Force_2
1960s proposal of nuclear-armed NATO warships
The Multilateral Force (MLF) was an American proposal to produce a fleet of ballistic missile submarines and warships, each crewed by international NATO
Multilateral_Force
Canadian Armed Forces' full-time military
In the Canadian Armed Forces, a Regular Force unit or person is part of the full-time military, as opposed to being part of the Primary Reserve which
Regular_Force
Historical concept in electromagnetism
In the history of physics, a line of force in Michael Faraday's extended sense is synonymous with James Clerk Maxwell's line of induction. According to
Line_of_force
NATO-led international peacekeeping force
The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a NATO-led international peacekeeping force and military of Kosovo. KFOR is the third security responder, after the Kosovo
Kosovo_Force
Steel roller coaster at Cedar Point
Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, it was the
Millennium_Force
Military term
An opposing force (abbreviated OPFOR or OpFor; alternatively known as enemy force) is a military unit tasked with representing an enemy, usually for training
Opposing_force
American R&B and hip hop singers
Full Force is an American music group of hip-hop and R&B singers, songwriters and producers from Brooklyn, New York. B-Fine (Brian George) – drums and
Full_Force
Force that acts between the protons and neutrons of atoms
The nuclear force (or nucleon–nucleon interaction, residual strong force, or, historically, strong nuclear force) is a force that acts between hadrons
Nuclear_force
Gravitational effect also known as the differential force and the perturbing force
The tidal force or tide-generating force is the difference in gravitational attraction between different points in a gravitational field. It causes different
Tidal_force
1885–1960 Congolese colonial military
The Force Publique (French: [fɔʁs pyblik]; Dutch: Openbare Weermacht, lit. 'Public Force') was the military of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo
Force_Publique
Topics referred to by the same term
Force XXI or Force 21 may refer to: Force 21 (video game), a 1999 real-time strategy game made by Red Storm Entertainment Force XXI Battle Command Brigade
Force_XXI
Practice of feeding a human or animal against their will
Force-feeding is the practice of feeding a human or animal against their will. The term gavage (UK: /ˈɡævɑːʒ, ɡæˈvɑːʒ/, US: /ɡəˈvɑːʒ/, French: [ɡavaʒ]
Force-feeding
Combined military forces of the People's Republic of China
services—Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force—and four arms—Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics
People's_Liberation_Army
Range of athletic shoes made by Nike
Nike Air Force is a range of athletic shoes made by Nike. It was created by designer Bruce Kilgore and was the first basketball shoe to use Nike's "Air"
Nike_Air_Force
Military unit
Tiger Force was a long-range reconnaissance patrol unit of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division which served in the Vietnam War. Organizationally
Tiger_Force
Japanese anime television series
Vertex Force (Japanese: バーテックスフォース, Hepburn: Bātekkusu Fōsu) is an upcoming original anime television series produced by Aniplex, animated by SMDE, and
Vertex_Force
21st episode of the 2nd season of Star Trek: The Original Series
"Patterns of Force" is the twenty-first episode of the second season of the American science-fiction television series Star Trek. Written by John Meredyth
Patterns_of_Force
American R&B vocal group
The Force M.D.s are an American R&B vocal group that was formed in 1981 in Staten Island, New York. Although the group has old school hip hop roots, it
Force_MDs
Organization similar to, but not part of, a military
is an armed, militarized-like force or unit that functions and is organized in a manner analogous to a military force, but does not have professional
Paramilitary
US Air Force supersonic aircraft, 1964–1998
to the public in July 1964 and entered service in the United States Air Force (USAF) in January 1966. During missions, the SR-71 operated at high speeds
Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
aircraft carriers and 70 submarines. The world's largest naval aviation force with 4,012 operational aircraft, combat fleets include 471 F/A-18E/F Super
United_States_Navy
Science fiction shooter series
Earth Defense Force, known in Japan as Chikyū Bōeigun (Japanese: 地球防衛軍; lit. Earth Defense Forces), is a science fiction third-person shooter video game
Earth_Defense_Force
Australian rugby union club, based in Perth, WA
The Western Force is an Australian professional rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia, currently competing in Super Rugby Pacific. They previously
Western_Force
1992 video game
Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention, commonly referred to as Shining Force, is a 1992 turn-based tactical role-playing game developed by Climax
Shining_Force
Brand of GPUs by Nvidia
GeForce is a brand of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed by Nvidia and marketed for the performance market. As of the GeForce 50 series, there have
GeForce
DC comics fictional character
Major Force (Clifford Zmeck) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Major Force is the evil foil personality of the superhero
Major_Force
Interaction between subatomic particles
nuclear physics and particle physics, the weak interaction, weak force or weak nuclear force, is one of the four known fundamental interactions, with the
Weak_interaction
Method in magic tricks
In stage magic, a force is a method of controlling a choice made by a spectator during a trick. Some forces are performed physically using sleight of
Forcing_(magic)
FORCE
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a wool or flax comber, Middle English kem(be)stere (an agent derivative of Old English cemban ‘to comb’). Although this was originally a feminine form of the masculine kembere, by the Middle English period the suffix -stre had lost its feminine force, and the term was used to refer to both sexes. Compare Baxter, Brewster, Dexter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Force.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a forest (see Forrest).English : Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘cutter’, an agent noun from forcettes ‘scissors’.English : occupational name, by metathesis, from Old French fust(r)ier ‘blockmaker’ (a derivative of fustre ‘block of wood’).German (Förster) : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived and worked in a forest (see Forst).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Forst ‘forest’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Soul, Life force
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and German
English, French, and German : variant spelling of Martel.Catalan : metonymic occupational name for a smith, or nickname for a forceful person, from martell ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus).
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : name of a clan associated with Caithness, derived from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (or the feminine form Gunne), a short form of any of various compound names with the first element gunn ‘battle’.Scottish : sometimes an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Dhuinn ‘son of the servant of the brown one’ (see Dunn). (According to Woulfe a name of the same form also existed in Sligo, Ireland.)English : metonymic occupational name for someone who operated a siege engine or cannon, perhaps also a nickname for a forceful person, from Middle English gunne, gonne ‘ballista’, ‘cannon’, ‘gun’. The term originated as a humorous application of the Scandinavian female personal name Gunne or Gunnhildr.
Boy/Male
Indian
God of force
Boy/Male
Sikh
The conqueror of forces, Victorious army
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Force.Perhaps an altered form of Dutch Voorhees.
Boy/Male
Sikh
The conqueror of forces, Victorious army
Girl/Female
Muslim
Force to move forward, Force
Girl/Female
Indian
Force to move forward, Force
Boy/Male
Sikh
Forceful
Boy/Male
Muslim
Strength, Force, Occupation
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hain 1–3.Isaac Hayne (1745–81) was an American revolutionary militia officer, executed by the British for breaking parole. He owned an ironworks and was manufacturing ammunition for the American forces when he was caught. His grandfather had emigrated from England to SC in about 1700.
Surname or Lastname
German, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German hamer, Yiddish hamer, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hammers, for example in a forge, or nickname for a forceful person.English and German : topographic name for someone who lived in an area of flat, low-lying alluvial land beside a stream, Old English hamm, Old High German ham (see Hamm) + the English and German agent suffix -er.Norwegian : variant of Hamar.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Sumpter.Fort Sumter, SC, was named in honor of Thomas Sumter, known as the ‘Gamecock of the Revolution’ for the fear he inspired in the British and Tory forces and the pivotal role he played in key American victories. Born in 1734 near Charlottesville, VA, he was of Welsh heritage; his ancestors probably emigrated to America in the late 17th century.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a summoner, an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, Middle English sumner, sumnor.William Sumner came to Dorchester, MA, from England in about 1635. His descendants include U.S. Senator Charles Sumner, a major force in the struggle to end slavery, who was born in 1811 in Boston.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Martin or Marta.English and French : metonymic occupational name for a smith or a nickname for a forceful person, from Old French martel ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus). Charles Martel, the grandfather of Charlemagne, gained his byname from the force with which he struck down his enemies in battle.Spanish and Portuguese : from Portuguese martelo, Old Spanish martel ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus), or an Iberianized form of the Italian cognate Martello.
FORCE
FORCE
Girl/Female
African, Hindu, Indian
Crown
Boy/Male
Tamil
Divyendu | திவà¯à®¯à®‚தà¯
Bright Moon
Girl/Female
Muslim
Having bluish green eyes.
Boy/Male
French
Eagle wolf.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
A Benefactor
Boy/Male
Hebrew, Hindu, Indian
Gift from God
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Protector; Lover for the Truth
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
English
Burnt wood.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friendship, Closeness
FORCE
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FORCE
n.
To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to labor.
a.
Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.
n.
The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and some other insects. See Earwig.
n.
To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by unnatural effort; as, to force a consient or metaphor; to force a laugh; to force fruits.
n.
To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
a.
Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.
n.
Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force.
n.
To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
n.
The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by which water is forced in a pump.
n.
One who, or that which, forces or drives.
n.
Forces; army.
n.
Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation.
n.
To provide with forces; to reenforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
v. i.
To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.
n.
To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind.
a.
Having little or no force; feeble.
v. i.
To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to regard.
v. i.
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.
imp. & p. p.
of Force
n.
Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term.