repulsion

Roget-categorie 289

2. Words relating to space
› 2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.4. Motion with reference to direction

#289. [Motion from, actively; force driving apart.] Repulsion

zelfstandig naamwoord

repulsion — driving from etc. v. — repulse, abduction.
magnetic repulsion, magnetic levitation — antigravity.

werkwoord

repel, push from, drive apart, drive from etc. 276 — chase, dispel — retrude^† — abduce^†, abduct — send away — repulse.
keep at arm's length, turn one's back upon, give the cold shoulder — send off, send away with a flea in one's ear.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

repelling etc. v. — repellent, repulsive — abducent^†, abductive^†.
centripetal

uitdrukking

like charges repel — opposite charges attract — like poles repel, opposite poles attract.

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