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adduction collapse: (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

centripetal force collapse: the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body

specific gravity collapse: the density of a substance relative to the density of water

traction collapse: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

swoop collapse: a swift descent through the air; a very rapid raid; (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"; seize or catch with a swooping motion; move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

G collapse: the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet; a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

debacle collapse: a sudden and violent collapse; flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

downturn collapse: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"

cascade collapse: a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes"; a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls; arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible; rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

attraction collapse: the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"; an entertainment that is offered to the public; the force by which one object attracts another

tug collapse: a sudden abrupt pull; struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts"; pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings"; pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"; move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"; tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"

gravity collapse: a solemn and dignified feeling; (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein

downgrade collapse: the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends; rate lower; lower in value or esteem

declension collapse: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"; the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

magnetism collapse: the branch of science that studies magnetism; attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force

cataract collapse: a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice; clouding of the natural lens of the eye

chute collapse: sloping channel through which things can descend; jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

pounce collapse: the act of pouncing; move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

stoop collapse: an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward; small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house; carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward; "The old man was stooping but he could walk around without a cane"; sag, bend, bend over or down; "the rocks stooped down over the hiking path"; descend swiftly, as if on prey; "The eagle stooped on the mice in the field"

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