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forced

forced

4.6
Made to move by a machine, for example air or water moved by a fan
  • adjective
  • /fɔrst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : forzado
  • The bottom of the tank has an LCD screen that flashes UV light in each layer, forcing the resin to solidify, conforming to the layer shape.

Ferns are tough inside, especially if you have forced air or a wood burning stove.

Examples

  • As the water sinks, these microorganisms are forced to swim back up, creating a minute mixing of water called bioconvection.

  • I'm going to be using a flexible chalk based fill in medium and this is going to be forced into all the cracks, into the little chips, into the seams.

  • More air forced in, more pressure, more stretching.

  • So the light is forced to bounce along the layer direction.

  • Ferns are tough inside, especially if you have forced air or a wood burning stove.

  • Fanakisi's line began to buckle and soon the centre and left were also being forced down the slope.

  • In the absence of moisture, all of that adhesive can be forced into the canvas weave and add to the canvas's structural fidelity.

  • The water was forced through the narrow pipe, creating high pressure in the system.

  • In the experiment, the gas is forced into the chamber to observe its reaction.

  • They had to use a pump to get the forced air into the building during the renovation.

Synonyms

induced
vsforced
  • Specialized
5.9

Made to happen by another thing or action, not happening naturally

is produced by direct external physical force rather than by a general cause

Antonyms

660 1.0

Normal and healthy for the body or mind

Compounds

forced landing
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A landing that happens because of a sudden problem or bad weather

forced sale
  • Formal
5.6

A sale of a person's property ordered by a court or bank to pay a debt

9.9

A person who tries to stop others from getting abortions

forced feeding
  • Offensive
6.3

Giving food and liquid through a tube to a person who cannot or refuses to eat

forced meme
  • Slang
8.6

An online joke or image pushed to be popular that feels fake

How Forced

artificial
267 3.6
forced
  • Specialized
4.6
induced
  • Specialized
5.9
natural
660 1.0
spontaneous
187 4.2

Surface Forms

forced positive

Morphology

forced = force (transparent) = force + ed

The adjective 'forced' is transparently derived from the verb 'force' with the regular past participle/adjectival suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Forced comes from the word force, which means 'strength' or 'power'. So a forced process is one made by extra push or power from outside, not something that happens naturally.