(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced | a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base |
| an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
| physical energy or intensity |
| a powerful effect or influence |
| (of a law) having legal validity |
| group of people willing to obey orders |
| a unit that is part of some military service |
| a group of people having the power of effective action |
| one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority |
| (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |