strong force
noun
: a fundamental physical force that acts on hadrons and is responsible for the binding together of protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus and for processes of particle creation in high-energy collisions and that is the strongest known fundamental physical force but acts only over distances comparable to those between nucleons in an atomic nucleus
called also strong interaction, strong nuclear force
compare electromagnetism sense 2a, gravity sense 3a(2), weak forceExamples of strong force in a Sentence
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The article describes the strong force as constant beyond a certain distance.
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Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
OneAmerica has been a strong force in the Indianapolis financial services industry since its start in 1877 providing death benefits to the Knights of Pythias.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024
But the ticking of a nuclear clock comes from a comparative terra incognita, the mysterious domain of the strong force that binds nuclei together.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
The shortage was in part the result of the controversial decision by Ukraine’s top leaders to invade Russia’s Kursk Oblast with a strong force drawn from eight or so Ukrainian brigades.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
OneAmerica has been a strong force in the Indianapolis financial services industry since its start in 1877 providing death benefits to the Knights of Pythias.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2024
But the ticking of a nuclear clock comes from a comparative terra incognita, the mysterious domain of the strong force that binds nuclei together.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
The shortage was in part the result of the controversial decision by Ukraine’s top leaders to invade Russia’s Kursk Oblast with a strong force drawn from eight or so Ukrainian brigades.
—David Axe, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Strong force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strong%20force. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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