推力|すいりょくsuiryoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounthrust; driving force; propulsion

• Synonym原動力げんどうりょくWrittenWritten/formal. Motive power; often figurative for the source of one's drive, as in 「成長の原動力」.
• Synonym駆動力くどうりょくWrittenWritten/formal. The force that drives machines or wheels; leans toward mechanical engineering.
• Synonym推進力すいしんりょくWrittenWritten/formal. Propulsive force, also figuratively one's drive to get things done; closest to 「推力」.
• Related推進すいしんWrittenWritten/formal. Means propulsion, but also driving a project or policy forward, as in 「計画を推進」; 「推力」 is a physical quantity.
• RelatedおしNeutralNeutral. A push or pressure; figuratively forcefulness or boldness, as in 「押しが強い」.
• Related起動力きどうりょくWrittenWritten/formal. The force or impetus that starts something up or sets it moving; rarely used.
• Antonym抵抗ていこうNeutralNeutral. Resistance or drag, standing against an outside force; the opposite of the forward push of 「推力」.
• Antonym抗力こうりょくWrittenWritten/formal physics term for drag, the resistance a fluid exerts; the opposite of 「推力」.

For the forward thrust of rockets, planes and ships, use 「推力」, as in 「エンジンの推力」. Use 「推進力」 for propulsion and 「原動力」 for the source of drive; for drag, use 「抗力」.

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1. 飛行機ひこうきや船ふねなどを前まえに進すすめる力ちから。