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  • proton motive force — (PMF) The force arising from a gradient of protons and a membrane potential that is thought to power ATP synthesis and other processes …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • power — n. authority 1) to assume, take; exercise, wield; seize; transfer power 2) emergency; executive; political power 3) discretionary powers 4) power over (they seized power over several provinces) 5) the power to + inf. (the prime minister has the… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • motive — mo|tive1 [ moutıv ] noun count ** the reason you do something: Her motive was a genuine desire to improve conditions. motive for: The motive for the attack is still unknown. a. used in a negative way for showing that someone s real reasons for… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • motive — I UK [ˈməʊtɪv] / US [ˈmoʊtɪv] noun [countable] Word forms motive : singular motive plural motives ** a) the reason that you do something Her motive was a genuine desire to improve conditions. motive for: The motive for the attack is still unknown …   English dictionary

  • force function — Potential Po*ten tial, n. 1. Anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) In the theory of gravitation, or of other forces acting in space, a function of the rectangular coordinates which determine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • force — [fôrs, fōrs] n. [ME < OFr < VL * fortia, * forcia < L fortis, strong: see FORT1] 1. strength; energy; vigor; power 2. the intensity of power; impetus [the force of a blow] 3. a) physical power or strength exerted against a person or… …   English World dictionary

  • motive — mo·tive n [Anglo French motif, from Middle French motif adjective, moving, from Medieval Latin motivus, from Latin motus, past participle of movēre to move]: something (as a need or desire) that causes a person to act ◇ In criminal law, motive is …   Law dictionary

  • motive# — motive n 1 Motive, spring, impulse, incentive, inducement, spur, goad all denote a stimulus inciting or prompting a person to act or behave in a definite way. Motive applies chiefly to such an emotion as fear, anger, hatred, or love or to a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • motive power — n. 1. any power, as steam, electricity, etc., used to impart motion; any source of mechanical energy 2. an impelling force …   English World dictionary

  • power — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French poer, pouer, from poer to be able, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, alteration of Latin posse more at potent Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) ability to act or produce an effect… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Motive power — For other uses, see Motive power (disambiguation). A young drawer pulling a coal tub up a mine shaft, whose effect constitutes the elevation of a weight to a certain height (Sadi Carnot). In thermodynamics, motive power is an agency, as water or… …   Wikipedia

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