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force noun

  /fo(ː)ɹs/ , /foəs/ , /fɔɹs/ , /fɔːs/ , [fo̞ɹs]
  • Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
  • Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
  • (countable, physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn)
  • (uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
  • (legal) Legal validity.
Kraft
  • (countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.
Gewalt, Kraft
  • (countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
Kräfte
  • (humorous, or, science fiction, with the, often, capitalized) A metaphysical and ubiquitous power from the fictional Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. See usage note. [1977]
Macht, Kraft

force verb

  /fo(ː)ɹs/ , /foəs/ , /fɔɹs/ , /fɔːs/ , [fo̞ɹs]
  • (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
zwingen, erzwingen
  • (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
zwingen

forcing noun

  /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/ , /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/
  • (climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.
Strahlungsantrieb, Ungleichgewicht der Strahlungsbilanz
  • (horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
Treiberei

forceful adjective

  /ˈfɔɹsfəl/
  • Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
energisch, zwingend

forces noun

  /ˈfo(ː)ɹ.sɪz/ , /ˈfoə.sɪz/ , /ˈfɔɹ.sɪz/ , /ˈfɔː.sɪz/
  • (military, only plural) Troops.
Kräfte, Streitkräfte, Truppe, Truppen

forced adjective

  /fo(ː)ɹst/ , /foəst/ , /fɔɹst/ , /fɔːst/
  • Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
zwanghaft, unfreiwillig

forcefulness noun

  /ˈfɔː(ɹ)sfəlnəs/
  • The characteristic or quality of being forceful
Festung
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