pseudo force

American  

noun

pseudo forces plural

1. fictitious force.

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pseudo force Scientific  

/ so̅o̅′dō /

1. A physically apparent but nonexistent force felt by an observer in a noninertial frame (that is, a frame undergoing acceleration). Newton's laws of motion hold true within such a reference frame only if the existence of such a force is presumed. The centrifugal force is an example of a pseudo force.

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