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A mighty natural force which is beyond human control, notably if potentially catastrophic, such as the elements (e.g. storms and extreme temperatures) or geological (e.g. seismic and volcanic) activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control and which have consequential effects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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A fundamental force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: particle
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Danish:
naturkraft
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Dutch:
natuurkracht
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Finnish:
luonnonvoima
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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French:
force de la nature
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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German:
Naturgewalt
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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German:
Naturkraft
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Icelandic:
öfl náttúrunnar
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Norwegian Bokmål:
naturkraft
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
naturkraft
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Polish:
siła natury
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Spanish:
fuerza de la naturaleza
— a mighty natural force which is beyond human control
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Finnish:
luonnonvoima
— a thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
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French:
force de la nature
— a thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
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German:
Naturgewalt
— a thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
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Polish:
siła natury
— a thing or person that exhibits qualities which appear to be beyond outside control
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Finnish:
perusvuorovaikutus
— (particle physics) a fundamental force
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Finnish:
perusvoima
— (particle physics) a fundamental force
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German:
Naturkraft
— (particle physics) a fundamental force
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German:
Grundkraft
— (particle physics) a fundamental force
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Polish:
oddziaływanie podstawowe
— (particle physics) a fundamental force
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Spanish:
fuerza de la naturaleza
— (particle physics) a fundamental force
