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normal force

normal force

Contact force exerted perpendicular to a supporting surface.

All languages

English
normal force
Norwegian
normalkraft
Japanese
垂直抗力 — すいちょくこうりょく — suichoku kōryoku
Korean
수직 항력 — sujik hangnyeok
Spanish
fuerza normal
French
réaction normale
German
Normalkraft

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