counterforce
noun[CorU]
(alsocounter-force)uk/ˈkaʊn.tə.fɔːs/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.fɔːrs/astrongandpowerfulinfluencethatopposesorworksagainst anotherstronginfluence:
Activists arebecomingoverconfident because they have notyetseena counterforceemerge.
Suchgroupsare aninvaluablecounterforce tomainstreampoliticaldomination.
militaryspecialized
militaryactivitythataimstolimitan enemy'sabilitytofight,especiallybydestroyingitsweapons,militarybuildings, etc.:
A counterforcestrategytargetsan enemy'sforces.
physicsspecialized
aphysicalforcethatworksin theoppositedirectionto anotherphysicalforce:
Newton's thirdlawstatesthat for everyaction(force) there is anequalandoppositereaction(counter-force).
- Industries aresubjectto transformativeforcesfarstrongerthan any counterforces thegovernmentcanmount.
- Thisillustratesthe need for apowerfulcounterforce to thedrugrings.
- Heincorporatedaspectsof counterforce into the nation'snuclearstrategy.
- Asmissiletechnologyimproved, theemphasismovedto counter-forcestrikesattackingthe enemy'smilitaryfacilities.
Physics: energy, force & power
- anti-gravity
- attract
- attraction
- bar magnet
- barometric pressure
- dynamo
- fundamental force
- G-force
- gravitational
- high-impact
- incident
- meltdown
- propulsion
- stored energy
- surface tension
- thermodynamic
- transduce
- transduction
- unexcited
- unipolar
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Power and intensity
Attacking & invading