physical force
noun
1An influence acting within the physical world, a force of nature; a mechanical force.
2Physical strength used to coerce, constrain, or discipline; specifically the use of armed power to effect or prevent political changes.
Origin
Early 18th century; earliest use found in William Whiston (1667–1752), natural philosopher and theologian.
- colourable
- colourable imitation
- colourably
- colour analyser
- colourant
- colourate
- colouration
- colourative
- colour atlas
- colour balance
- colour bar
- colour-blind
- colour blindness
- colourblock
- colourblocked
- colourblocking
- colour book
- colour box
- colour burst
- colour cake
- colour card
- colour cast
- colourcast
- colour cell
- colour change