Kraft

Definitions of Kraft
  1. noun
    the property of being physically or mentally strong
    synonyms: Stärke, Vitalität
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    Schwäche
    the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain
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    Muskelkraft
    physical strength
    Robustheit
    the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
    Zähigkeit
    the property of being big and strong
    Unempfindlichkeit
    the quality of being unaffected by something
    type of:
    Attribut, Eigenschaft, Merkmal
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
  2. noun
    (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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    Anziehungskraft
    the force by which one object attracts another
    Fliehkraft, Zentrifugalkraft
    the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body
    Zug, Zugkraft
    the force used in pulling
    Schub, Schubkraft
    the force used in pushing
    Spannkraft
    (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
    Erdanziehungskraft, Gravitationskraft, Schwerkraft
    (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
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    physikalisches Phänomen
    a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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