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  1. forcesnoun

    troops (plural only).

  2. forcesnoun

    the orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production (nearly always used in plural form only).

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  1. Forces

    In physics, a force is an influence that can change the motion of an object. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. Force can also be described intuitively as a push or a pull. A force has both magnitude and direction, making it a vector quantity. It is measured in the SI unit of newton (N). Force is represented by the symbol F (formerly P). The original form of Newton's second law states that the net force acting upon an object is equal to the rate at which its momentum changes with time. If the mass of the object is constant, this law implies that the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on the object, is in the direction of the net force, and is inversely proportional to the mass of the object. Concepts related to force include: thrust, which increases the velocity of an object; drag, which decreases the velocity of an object; and torque, which produces changes in rotational speed of an object. In an extended body, each part usually applies forces on the adjacent parts; the distribution of such forces through the body is the internal mechanical stress. Such internal mechanical stresses cause no acceleration of that body as the forces balance one another. Pressure, the distribution of many small forces applied over an area of a body, is a simple type of stress that if unbalanced can cause the body to accelerate. Stress usually causes deformation of solid materials, or flow in fluids.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. forces

    The army collectively, or naval and military forces engaged.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'forces' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #830

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'forces' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2332

Anagrams for forces »

  1. corfes

  2. fresco

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of forces in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of forces in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of forces in a Sentence

  1. Frank-Walter Steinmeier:

    Even though German deaths also exceeded well over 10,000 in the battle that stretched deep into January, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier took special time to thank the U.S. troops. On this day, we Germans would like to thank the United States of America. The American armed forces, together with their allies, liberated Europe and they also liberated Germany. We thank you.

  2. Dmitry Peskov:

    Assad highly valued the help Russian air forces have provided and underlined that such successes as regaining Palmyra would have been impossible without Russia's support.

  3. Ray Mabus:

    The same arguments are used every time we expand who can serve, it affects unit cohesion, it is too costly, it is too disruptive. That was the argument used against integrating the armed forces in the 1940s. Those same arguments were used against recruiting large numbers of women in the'80s. The same arguments were used during the repeal of' don't ask, don't tell'.

  4. Bill Roggio:

    While the Iraqi government should work to hold the Islamic State accountable for its crimes against humanity, a full accountability would include crimes committed by Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Iraqi security forces, a one sided inquiry will only fuel Sunni alienation at the hands of the Shia-led and Iranian influenced Iraqi government.

  5. Lori Lightfoot:

    We need gun trafficking multi-jurisdictional strike forces to disrupt the flow of illegal guns that are coming into our city, i and other mayors across the country have been beating this drum since day 1 of President Joe Biden for assistance presidency. ... My expectation is that those strike forces will be at work here shortly.

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