Force

Force. Power (of engines). Strength (of electric battery, of wind, etc.). A bout de forces. Physically exhausted.—Faire force sur. To bring a strain on.—Faire force de voiles (de rames). ‘To cram on sail (to pull hard)—Force motrice. Motive power.—Force de traction. Tractive power.—Force ascensionnelle. Lifting power (of balloon)—Force portante. Supporting or lifting force (of aeroplane). Force de cheval. Horse power.—Vive force. Open force (see attaque). —Force vive. Kinetic energy.—Force d’inertie. Vis inertiae.—Force électromotrice. Electromotive force.—Force tangentielle. Tangential force.—Force centripéte. Centripetal force.—Forces intérieures (extérieures). Internal (external) forces.—Force d’impulsion. Momentum.—Force majeure. Unforeseen circumstances (rather wider than British “force majeure”’).—Maison de force. Prison.— Force armée. Armed force, Army.—Force publique. Civil police. Police generally (inclusive of Army as aid to civil power). Force lui est d’at tendre. He is obliged to wait.— A force de. By dint of. [p.256]