forcing
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪŋ
Noun
forcing (countable and uncountable, plural forcings)
- (horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
- (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 in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
- (climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.
Derived terms
Translations
horticulture: the art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal
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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
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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
Adjective
forcing (not comparable)
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