fundamental forcenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.təl ˈfɔːs//ˌfʌn.dəˈmen.t̬əl ˈfɔːrs/specializedany of the four forces in nature that are responsible for the way that matter behaves: electromagnetic force, gravity, strong force, and weak force
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Physics: energy, force & power
- barometric pressure
- binding energy
- bioenergy
- chemical bond
- constructive interference
- depressurize
- drag
- dynamics
- gravitation
- jet propulsion
- joule
- potential energy
- shock
- stress fracture
- strong force
- the sound barrier
- thermodynamics
- vector
- waveform
- weak force
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- Gravity, while it becomes one pole of a polarity, with levity as the opposite pole, still retains its character as a fundamental force of the physical universe, the gravity-levity polarity being one of the first order.