About The Word Repulsion
Learn about the word Repulsion to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Repulsion definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Repulsion
| Repulsion Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Repulsion?
[n] the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
[n] intense aversion [n] the force by which bodies repel one another Synonyms | Synonyms for Repulsion: horror | repugnance | repulsive force | revulsion | standoff Related Terms | Find terms related to Repulsion: See Also | disgust | force | stand Repulsion In Webster's Dictionary \Re*pul"sion\ (r?-p?l"sh?n), n. [L. repulsio: cf. F.
r['e]pulsion.]
1. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being
repulsed or repelled.
2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.
3. (Physics) The power, either inherent or due to some
physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of
bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist
each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion;
electrical repulsion.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Ending ‐ the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"…
- Amoxicillin ‐ an antibiotic (a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil…
- Legitimatize ‐ make legal; "Marijuana should be…
- Lock up ‐ place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone…
- Bumble ‐ speak haltingly [v] walk unsteadily [v] make a mess of, destroy…
- Perca flavescens ‐ North…
- Chlamys ‐ a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men…
- Capital of laos ‐ the capital and largest…
- Genus chaetodon ‐ type genus of the…
- Noncompliant ‐ a person who refuses to comply [adj] boldly resisting authority…