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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. Noun. The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled. ¹

2. Noun. An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something. ¹

3. Noun. (physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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

repullulated repullulates repullulating repullulation repullulations repulp repulped repulping repulps repulse

repulsed repulser repulsers repulses repulsing repulsion repulsion motor repulsions repulsive repulsive(a)

repulsive force repulsively repulsiveness repulsivenesses repulsory repump repumped repumping repumps repunctuate

Literary usage of Repulsion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text Book, for the Use by Denison Olmsted (1853)
"Suppose the force of repulsion between the t%vo balls to be such, that the needle will finally settle at the distance of 36° from zero, or the point where ..."

2. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text Book for the Use by Denison Olmsted (1850)
"Suppose the force of repulsion between the two balls to be such, that the needle will finally settle at the distance of 36° from zero, or the point where it ..."

3. Electrical Engineering: The Theory and Characteristics of Electrical by Clarence Victor Christie (1917)
"The repulsion motor cannot be operated more than 40 per cent. above synchronous speed on account of commutation troubles. 425. Compensated Repulsion Motor. ..."

4. Principles of Alternating Current Machinery by Ralph Restieaux Lawrence (1920)
"Doubly fed series and repulsion motors differ from singly fed motors of the same types in having their armatures receive power in two ways: namely, ..."

5. Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1900)
"The power output of the repulsion motor becomes zero at the approximate speed given by substituting P = 0 in the approximate equation (40), as, ..."

6. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1906)
"By AIEB Repulsion INDUCTION MOTOR. BY MAURICE MILCH. ... These elements are: 1, the repulsion motor; 2, the commutator induction motor. ..."

7. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"Therefore, the inverted repulsion motor contains a transformer flux which has ... Therefore, the commutation of the inverted repulsion motor is very good, ..."

8. Theory and Calculations of Electrical Apparatus by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1917)
"Therefore, the inverted repulsion motor contains a transformer flux which has ... Therefore, the commutation of the inverted repulsion motor is very good, ..."

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