downforce

noun

Etymology

From down + force.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to rise, high, hill”
  2. derived from fortis — “strong”
  3. derived from fortia
  4. derived from force
  5. inherited from force
  6. compounded as downforce — “down + force”

Definitions

  1. Any force (produced by aerodynamics or gravity etc) that acts downwards

The neighborhood

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