repulsion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: repulsion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for repulsion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repulsion n the force by which bodies repel one another [syn: repulsion, repulsive force] Antonym(s): attraction, attractive force intense aversion Synonym(s): repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand Synonym(s): repulsion, standoff
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repulsion \Re*pul"sion\ (r?-p?l"sh?n), n. [L. repulsio: cf. F. r[82]pulsion.] 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. (Physics) 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.