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Noun
S: (n) chemical reaction, reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others) "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
S: (n) reaction (an idea evoked by some experience) "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
S: (n) reaction, response (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent) "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
S: (n) reaction ((mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body) "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
S: (n) force ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity) "force equals mass times acceleration"
S: (n) aerodynamic force (forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids))
S: (n) affinity, chemical attraction (the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule) "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk"
S: (n) centrifugal force (the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body)
S: (n) centripetal force (the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body)
S: (n) cohesion ((physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid)
S: (n) Coriolis force ((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)
S: (n) Lorentz force (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"
S: (n) moment (a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force))
S: (n) pull (the force used in pulling) "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current"
S: (n) push, thrust (the force used in pushing) "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines"
S: (n) reaction ((mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body) "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
S: (n) stress ((physics) force that produces strain on a physical body) "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
S: (n) life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital ((biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms)
S: (n) reaction (a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude) "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"
S: (n) resistance, opposition (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with) "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"