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repellence

repellence

7.5
A force that pushes objects away from each other, like between magnets
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpɛləns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : repulsión
  • The repellence between the two magnets made it impossible to push them together.

Examples

  • Scientists studied the repellence of charged particles in the laboratory experiment.

  • Increasing the voltage increased the repellence observed between the objects.

  • The repellence between the two magnets was strong.

  • What causes the repellence in this experiment?

  • The repellence between the two magnets made it impossible to push them together.

  • Scientists studied the repellence of charged particles in the laboratory experiment.

  • Increasing the voltage increased the repellence observed between the objects.

Synonyms

repellent
vsrepellence
3 5.3

A quality that makes people or things stay away

is specifically about forces or qualities pushing particles in physical sciences
repulsion
vsrepellence
  • Specialized
3 6.4

A force that pushes objects away from each other

is broader, covering force or quality in physics and chemistry
repulsive force
vsrepellence
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A push that makes things move away from each other

is broader, including nonforce qualities used in physics and chemistry
repellant
vsrepellence
1 5.3

The quality that makes people or animals go away

focuses on physical forces or qualities pushing particles, not emotional aversion
repellency
vsrepellence
7.4

The quality of keeping water or insects away from something

is about forces or qualities that push particles apart in physics

Antonyms

attraction
  • Specialized
96 2.8

A force that pulls objects toward each other, like gravity or magnets

adhesion
  • Specialized
3 6.2

One surface sticks strongly to another, like paint on wood

How Repulsive

repulsion
  • Specialized
3 6.4
repellence
  • Specialized
7.5

Surface Forms

repellence singular
repellences plural

Morphology

repellence = repel (transparent) = repel + repel + ence

A straightforward nominalization: 'repel' (verb) + '-ence' yields 'the quality/state of repelling', which learners can derive from 'repel'.

Etymology

Repellence comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and pellere 'to drive', and it shares the same root as propel (to push forward). So in physics, repellence is the power to 'push back' or make objects move away from each other.