adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed countable, uncountable
2. 2
   An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics). countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance. countable

   "orbital / astronomical forcing (effect on climate of slow changes in the tilt of Earth's axis and shape of its orbit)"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of force form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

administrationapplicationbestowalconstraintenforcementgiving

Example

More examples

"I'm against us forcing the child to go to cram school."

Etymology

By surface analysis, force + -ing.

Related phrases

approach-forcingforcing functionforcing housefull-line forcingradiative forcingramified forcingthird-line forcingunramified forcingset theory

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