forcing

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹ.sɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)sɪŋ

Noun

forcing (countable and uncountable, plural forcings)

1. (horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed
2. (photography) An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail
3. (set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).
4. (climatology, countable) The net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance.

Derived terms

• radiative forcing

Translations

horticulture: the art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal

• Finnish: hyötö (fi)

• German: Treiberei (de) f
• Irish: luathbhorradh m, fórsáil f

photography: an extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail

set theory: a technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms

• Hebrew: כפייה‎ (he) f

climatology: the net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance

• German: Strahlungsantrieb m, Ungleichgewicht der Strahlungsbilanz n

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Verb

forcing

1. present participle of force

Adjective

forcing (not comparable)

1. (bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.