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REPULSIVE FORCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does repulsive force mean?
• REPULSIVE FORCE (noun)
The noun REPULSIVE FORCE has 1 sense:
1. the force by which bodies repel one another
Familiarity information: REPULSIVE FORCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The force by which bodies repel one another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
repulsion; repulsive force
Hypernyms ("repulsive force" is a kind of...):
force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity)
Attribute:
repulsive (possessing the ability to repel)
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