Vis.

Viscount

vis /vis, vēs or wēs/ (Latin)

Force, power

vis a tergo /ā tûrˈgō or ä terˈgō/ noun

Compulsion from behind

vis comica /komˈik-ə or kōmˈik-a/ noun

Comic power

vis inertiae /in-ûrˈshi-ē or in-ertˈi-ī/ noun

1. The power of inertia
2. Passive resistance

vis major /māˈjər or mäˈyor/ noun

Superior force

vis mortua /mörˈtū-ə or morˈtŭ-a/ noun

Force of pressure, dead force

vis viva /vīˈvə, vēˈva or wēˈwa/ noun

Living force, equal to the mass of a moving body multiplied by the square of its velocity

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