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repulsion

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Repulsion  \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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  repulsion 
  n  1:  the  force  by  which  bodies  repel  one  another  [syn:  {repulsive 
  force}]  [ant:  {attraction}] 
  2:  intense  aversion  [syn:  {repugnance},  {revulsion},  {horror}] 
  3:  a  successful  stand  [syn:  {repelling},  {standoff}]




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