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forcing

UK
/ˈfɔːsɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔrsɪŋ/

Translations

forcingnoun
forcings
pl
The forcing of the workers to stay overtime led to a strike.
La contrainte imposée aux travailleurs de faire des heures supplémentaires a provoqué une grève.
forçageEn horticulture.
The gardener used forcing to have tulips bloom in winter.
Le jardinier a utilisé le forçage pour faire fleurir des tulipes en hiver.
forçageEn climatologie et en physique.
Greenhouse gases act as a positive radiative forcing on the global climate.
Les gaz à effet de serre agissent comme un forçage radiatif positif sur le climat mondial.
forçageEn mathématiques et en physique.
The sinusoidal forcing in the equation excites the oscillator at its natural frequency.
Le forçage sinusoïdal dans l’équation excite l’oscillateur à sa fréquence naturelle.
Additional translations
forcingTerme de mathématiques, emprunt à l’anglais.
Synonyms
coercion
compulsion
pressure
duress
constraint
obligation
forcinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfɔː.sɪŋ/
US
/ˈfɔr.sɪŋ/
Used attributively or predicatively as a participial adjective meaning causing, compelling, exerting force.
contraignantAu sens de pression ou de contrainte exercée.
A forcing wind drove the sailboat quickly across the bay.
Un vent contraignant a poussé le voilier rapidement à travers la baie.
Synonyms
compelling
coercive
coercing
compulsory
obligatory
pressing
urgent
imperative
forceful
driving
insistent
pressurizing
authoritative
forceverb

forcing

Gerund

forced
Past Simple
forced
Past Participle
forcing
Gerund
UK
/fɔːs/
US
/fɔrs/
forcerVerbe général pour contraindre, imposer ou faire entrer quelque chose par la force.
The teacher had to force the students to complete their homework.
Le professeur a dû forcer les élèves à terminer leurs devoirs.
Additional translations
forcerEn horticulture, pour faire fleurir ou pousser hors saison.
Synonyms
compel
coerce
oblige
drive
impel
urge
press
enforce
Antonyms
allow
permit
let
release
free

Definitions

forcingnoun
The act of making someone do something against their will.
The forcing of the workers to stay overtime led to a strike.
A process in horticulture where plants are made to grow or flower out of their natural season.
The gardener used forcing to have tulips bloom in winter.
In set theory, a technique used to prove the consistency or independence of mathematical statements by constructing larger models that satisfy specified conditions.
Paul Cohen introduced forcing to demonstrate the independence of the continuum hypothesis.
An external influence that drives a system away from equilibrium, especially one that alters Earths energy balance in climatology.
Greenhouse gases act as a positive radiative forcing on the global climate.
A term or function in a differential equation that represents an external input acting on the system.
The sinusoidal forcing in the equation excites the oscillator at its natural frequency.
forcinggerund / present participle
Exerting force or pressure; compelling.
A forcing wind drove the sailboat quickly across the bay.
forceverb
To make someone do something against their will.
The teacher had to force the students to complete their homework.
To use physical strength or power to move something.
He had to force the door open when it got stuck.
To achieve something by using pressure or coercion.
The company was able to force a deal through intense negotiations.
To cause (a plant) to grow, bud, or bloom out of season by artificially controlling environmental conditions.
Gardeners often force tulip bulbs indoors to enjoy early spring flowers.
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