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restoring force

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[ri-stawr-ing fawrs] / rɪˈstɔr ɪŋ ˈfɔrs /

noun

  • restoring forces
    plural
  1. Physics. a physical force acting on a body or system in such a way as to bring it back toward equilibrium.


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The restoring force is directly proportional to the displacement of the object from its equilibrium point.

From Textbooks Dec. 1, 2021

More quantitatively, a wave is a displacement that is resisted by a restoring force.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

The restoring force is provided by a spring with a spring constant of 40 N·m−1.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

The restoring force equals the weight supported, if the mass is stationary.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

It may therefore be compared with a pendulum of any kind which when displaced oscillates with a time period depending on its inertia and on its restoring force.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" by Various

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