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forcing
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)sɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, force + -ing.
noun forcings
- The act by which someone or something is forced.
- The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
- An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
- A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
- The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance. orbital / astronomical forcing (effect on climate of slow changes in the tilt of Earth's axis and shape of its orbit)
verb
- present participle and gerund of force
adjective
- Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: strength, drive, forcefulness, power, impel, coerce, violence, push, pressure, effect, pull, squeeze, run, personnel, draw, thrust
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noun horticulture: the art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal
| Deutsch | Treiberei |
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noun set theory: a technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms
| Français | forcing |
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| עברית | כפייה |
noun climatology: the net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance
| Deutsch | Strahlungsantrieb, Ungleichgewicht der Strahlungsbilanz |
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title = {forcing},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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