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interforce

interforce

8.7
A force that acts between two or more objects like planets
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : fuerza de interacción
  • Scientists study the interforce that holds molecules together in a chemical compound.

Examples

  • The interforce between the two magnets was surprisingly strong.

  • Understanding the interforce among planets helps explain their orbits in the solar system.

  • The interforce between the two charged particles caused them to move apart.

  • In physics, an interforce can change the motion of an object.

  • The interforce between the two charged particles caused them to move apart.

  • Scientists study the interforce that holds molecules together in a chemical compound.

  • Understanding the interforce among planets helps explain their orbits in the solar system.

Surface Forms

interforce singular
interforces plural

Morphology

interforce = force (transparent) = inter + force

Productive combination of 'inter-' (between/among) with 'force' to mean 'force acting between bodies or systems'.

Etymology

Interforce joins inter- 'between', like in interaction, and force 'a push or pull'. So an interforce is a force that acts between two bodies or particles.