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repulsion

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repulsion
Physics a force tending to separate two objects, such as the force between two like electric charges or magnetic poles
repulsion [ri′pəl·shən]
(mechanics)
A force which tends to increase the distance between two bodies having like electric charges, or the force between atoms or molecules at very short distances which keeps them apart. Also known as repulsive force.
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The solar eighth ray would be absorbed by the surface of Barsoom, but the Barsoomian eighth ray, which tends to propel light from Mars into space, is constantly streaming out from the planet constituting a force of repulsion of gravity which when confined is able to life enormous weights from the surface of the ground.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The sight of him brought back to me all the horror which I was not unwilling to forget, and I felt in me a sudden repulsion for the cause of it.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Yes, I have lost even my affection for my son, because he is associated with the repulsion I feel for you.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
 
 
 
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