forcing

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪŋ

Noun

forcing (countable and uncountable; plural forcings)

1. (horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
2. (photography) An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
3. (set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory

Wikipedia

1. (climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.

Derived terms

• radiative forcing

Translations

horticulture: the art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal

• Finnish: hyötö (fi)

• Irish: luathbhorradh (ga) m, fórsáil (ga) f

photography: an extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail

set theory: a technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms

climatology: the net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance

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Verb

forcing

1. Present participle of force.