forcing English

Meaning forcing meaning

What does forcing mean?

forcing noun

— (horticulture) The art of raising plants at an earlier season than is normal, especially by using a hotbed

— (photography) An extension in the development time of an underexposed negative in order to bring out detail

— (set theory) A technique used to prove the consistency of certain axioms in set theory. See forcing (mathematics).

— climatology: the net flux of energy in or out of a system; the net change in an energy balance

forcing adjective

— (bridge) Pertaining to a bid which requires partner to continue bidding rather than pass.

Synonyms forcing synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as forcing?

forcing English » English

pressing

compulsion

compelling

stimulation

speeding up

pressurization

pressure

inflating

enforcement

crop forcing

cramming

compression