| 单词 | sun force |
| 释义 | > as lemmassun force sun force n. frequently historical energy emanating from the sun in the form of heat, light, etc.; (also) a mechanical force or other influence ascribed to the sun. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > solar radiation > [noun] sun power1853 sun force1857 solar power1915 irradiance1956 solar1976 1857 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 5 74 All the physical powers which man wields as movers or transformers of matter are modifications of sun-force. 1859 A. Caswell in Ann. Rep. Board Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1858 (35th Congr., 2nd Sess: U.S. Senate Misc. Doc.) 107 Hence he [sc. Kepler] was obliged, on this hypothesis, to make the sun-force propel a planet in a direction perpendicular to the radius- vector. 1913 A. W. Andrews Text-bk. Geogr. 41 It has been proved that where the humidity is high..only a small proportion of the direct sun-force reaches the surface. 1970 F. F. Centore Robert Hooke’s Contributions to Mech. v. 93 Unlike Kepler, Borelli did not demand a constant application of sun-force but, instead, allowed for the possibility of a cumulative force so that each impulse remained impressed upon the body. 1984 E. Collier in M. Evans Black Women Writers (1985) 505 The sun is a beneficent force, radiating comfort... Often the sun force is implied in the many agrarian images of growing grain or seeds planted with the expectation of fulfillment. < as lemmas |
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