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  2. Proselytism - Wikipedia

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    Historically, in the Koine Greek Septuagint and New Testament, the word proselyte denoted a Gentile who was considering conversion to Judaism. [ citation needed ] Although the word proselytism originally referred to converting to Judaism [ 11 ] (and earlier related to Gentiles such as God-fearers ), it now implies an attempt of any religion or ...

  3. Force - Wikipedia

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    The normal force, for example, is responsible for the structural integrity of tables and floors as well as being the force that responds whenever an external force pushes on a solid object. An example of the normal force in action is the impact force on an object crashing into an immobile surface.

  4. Defenestration - Wikipedia

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    As he falls, the philosopher considers why there should be a particular word for the experience, when many equally simple concepts do not have specific names. In an evidently ironic commentary on the word, Lister has the philosopher summarize his thoughts with, "I concluded that the incidence of logodaedaly was purely adventitious." [38] [39]

  5. Glossary of physics - Wikipedia

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    force (F) A push or pull. Any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of a physical body. A force has both magnitude and direction, making it a vector quantity. The SI unit used to measure force is the newton. force carrier Force field (physics) frame of reference Fraunhofer lines free body diagram frequency frequency modulation

  6. Contact force - Wikipedia

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    In the first case the force is continuously applied to the car by a person, while in the second case the force is delivered in a short impulse. Contact forces are often decomposed into orthogonal components, one perpendicular to the surface(s) in contact called the normal force, and one parallel to the surface(s) in contact, called the friction ...

  7. Archimedes' principle - Wikipedia

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    However, due to buoyancy, the balloon is pushed "out of the way" by the air and will drift in the same direction as the car's acceleration. When an object is immersed in a liquid, the liquid exerts an upward force, which is known as the buoyant force, that is proportional to the weight of the displaced liquid.

  8. Glossary of mechanical engineering - Wikipedia

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    Force – an influence that can push or pull an object to change its motion. A force can cause an object with mass to change its velocity (e.g. moving from a state of rest), i.e., to accelerate. A force has both magnitude and direction, making it a vector quantity. Force density – Forging – Four-bar linkage – Four-stroke cycle – Four ...

  9. Crowd collapses and crushes - Wikipedia

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    Stampede is a loaded word as it apportions blame to the victims for behaving in an irrational, self-destructive, unthinking and uncaring manner, it's pure ignorance, and laziness ... It gives the impression that it was a mindless crowd only caring about themselves, and they were prepared to crush people.