Lexic.us

Definition of Repulsion

1. Noun. The force by which bodies repel one another.

2. Noun. Intense aversion.

3. Noun. The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand.

Definition of Repulsion

1. n. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

Definition of Repulsion

1. pulsion [n -S] - See also: pulsion

Medical Definition of Repulsion

1. 1. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled. 2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance. 3. The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion. Origin: L. Repulsio: cf. F. Repulsion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Repulsion

repugned repugning repugns repullulation repulp repulped repulping repulps repulse repulsed

repulser repulsers repulses repulsing repulsion (current term) repulsion (current term) repulsions repulsive repulsive(a) repulsively

repulsiveness repulsivenesses repulsive force repump repumped repumping repumps repunctuation repunctuations repunit

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