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71Tidal force — The tidal force is a secondary effect of the force of gravity and is responsible for the tides. It arises because the gravitational acceleration experienced by a large body is not constant across its diameter. One side of the body has greater… …
72Body force — A body force is a force that acts on the volume of a body and also can be defined as an external force acting throughout the mass of a body. Gravity is a body force, the forces associated with a non inertial reference frame may be viewed as body… …
73centrifugal force — centrif′ugal force′ n. phs the force, equal and opposite to the centripetal force, experienced by a body moving along a curved path and appearing to propel the body outward • Etymology: 1715–25 …
74centrifugal force — noun Date: circa 1721 the apparent force that is felt by an object moving in a curved path that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation compare centripetal force …
75Centrifugal Force — A force directed outward from the center of a circular orbit. See Centripetal Force …
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76Composition of forces — Force Force, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, n.] 1. Capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of… …
77Correlation of forces — Force Force, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, n.] 1. Capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of… …
78centripetalforce — centripetal force Precision Graphics n. The component of force acting on a body in curvilinear motion that is directed toward the center of curvature or axis of rotation. Centripetal force is necessary for an object to move with circular motion.… …
79Centripète — Force centripète Une balle accrochée par un fil tourne autour d un axe. La force centripète est exercée par le fil sur la balle pour la maintenir en rotation sur la trajectoire spécifiée. C est cette force qui donne au fil sa tension. Le terme… …
80De motu corporum in gyrum — (Latin: On the motion of bodies in an orbit ) is the (presumed) title of a manuscript by Isaac Newton sent to Edmond Halley in November 1684. It followed a visit by Halley earlier in that year, when Halley had questioned Newton about problems… …
