Physics

• stress

  (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed...

• cohesion

  (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liq...

• Coriolis force

  (physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane...

Also contains

• attraction

  The force by which one object attracts another.

• moment

  A turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force).

• propulsion

  A propelling force.

• torsion

  A twisting force.

• aerodynamic force

  Forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous flu...

• affinity

  The force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic...

• centrifugal force

  The outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body.

• centripetal force

  The inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body.

• vitality

  (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson...

• impulsion

  A force that moves something along.

• reaction

  (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to...

• repulsion

  The force by which bodies repel one another.

• pull

  The force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current".

• thrust

  The force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust...

• Lorentz force

  The force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic...

• magnetomotive force

  The force that produces magnetic flux.