repulsion
Roget-categorie 289
2. Words relating to space› 2.4. Motion
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#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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