FORCE

n. Fors. Gr., o-foVos. SvvaiJ.it, KOTO. I^at.. ris. Fr.,/. Ger., Kraft. It., forza. Sp., fuerza. 1. Capability of action. 2. Any cause that induces, hinders, or modifies action, movement, growth, etc. 8. Violence. Absolute f. (ier.. absolute Kraft. The f. of a muscular contraction referred to units of diameter of the muscle. [K, 85.] Accelerating f. Fr., /. acceleratrice. A f. which, acting upon a moving body, produces an acceleration of its motion; in particular, a f. of such degree as to produce upon the unit of ma a definite acceleration of velocity in the unit of time. The accelerating f. is measured by the acceleration of velocity thus produced. Any f. which acts continuous!}- (as distinguished from an impulsive f.) is an accelerating f. [B, 7. 21.] Active f. See Kinetic ENERGY. Adhesive f. See ADHESION. A imilative f. The power by means of which an organism maintains the proce of a imilation, [a, 29.] Atomic f. See AFFINITY (1st def.). Attractive f. See ATTRACTION. Capillary f. See Capillary ATTRACTION and Ccipilltiri/ REPITLSION. Catabiotlc f. See F. nomaeoplastique. Catalytic f. See CATALYSIS. Cell f. The power or development inherent In a cell, [a, 29.] < ml rirugtil f. Fr, /. centrifuge. Ger, Cen1riiini<ilkr<ift. Toni/i-ntifilkriitt. Si-itriikruft. That f. which impels a body moving in a curve to fly off from the axis of motion In a direction tangential to its path. [B, 21 (a, 27).]-Centripetal f. Fr., /. centripete. E, he; E, ell; O, go; I, die; 1, in; N, in; N, tank; [s. 90]