force field

noun

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1
: field sense 6a
2
: a special charm, aura, or spirit that can influence anyone in its presence
3
: something resembling a force field especially in intensity that restricts or impedes movement toward an area or object
… soldiers … formed an olive-drab force around the launch site.—Beth Dickey
Legislators put up a force around the proposed bill.

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an entrepreneur whose force field is intense enough to make you share in his dreams
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But force fields don’t heal anything. — Archana Shrestha, Time, 16 Apr. 2026 The mystical thinking that once revolved around crystals and psychic force fields has not disappeared. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 May 2026 Perhaps he’s protected by an invisible force field. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026 So assuming the respective number of degrees of freedom for each scalar, matter, and force field in the Standard Model, how many does that make? — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for force field

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of force field was in 1920

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“Force field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force%20field. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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