Search Result for "driving force":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of applying force to propel something;
- Example: "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
[syn: drive, thrust, driving force]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

driving force n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" [syn: drive, thrust, driving force]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

27 Moby Thesaurus words for "driving force": bunt, butt, clout, compulsion, drive, impellent, impelling force, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitement, irresistible force, moment, momentum, motive power, power, propelling, propelment, propulsion, pulsion, push, pushing, shove, shoving, shunt, thrust