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strong force
noun
- Also called nuclear force. the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.
- Also called color force. the force between quarks.
strong force
/ strông /
- The fundamental force that mediates interactions between particles with color charge , such as quarks and gluons. The strong force binds quarks together to form baryons such as protons and neutrons, maintains the binding of protons and neutrons together in atomic nuclei, and is responsible for many particle decay processes. Particles that interact through the strong force exchange gluons, much as particles involved in electromagnetic interactions exchange photons. Quark color, but not flavor, is changed by the exchange of gluons. The strong force is stronger than the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and gravity, but has been known to apply only across distances the size of atomic nuclei or smaller.
- Also called color force strong interaction, strong nuclear force
strong force
- In physics , the force that holds particles together in the atomic nucleus and the force that holds quarks together in elementary particles .
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Since the Newtown shooting a month ago, the Brady Campaign, a strong force in gun control, has raised $5 million.
But Al-Qaeda remains a strong force in Yemen and Somalia, in Libya and other parts of North Africa, in Iraq, and now in Syria.
Any force strong enough to fight against the power of prices should be a strong force indeed, strong enough for all to see.
For soon after the capture of Berwick town, Bruce detached a strong force to ravage the northern counties.
Sedgwick's skirmishers sent back word that the Rebels were in strong force in the woods.
He commanded Robert of Artois to return with her, accompanied by a strong force, to Brittany.
They had suffered so much from these daring marauders that they knew there would be no safety unless they went in strong force.
They did not attempt any stand against such a strong force, but took to flight at once.
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