Definitions
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- noun Dutch physicist (1837-1923)
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Examples
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The monitor doesn't use an adhesive, relying on a weak force called the van der Waals force that causes molecules and surfaces to stick together without interfering with motion.
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Instead of using an adhesive, the bandage-like device relies on a weak force called the van der Waals force, which causes molecules and surfaces to stick together without interfering with motion.
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The monitor doesn't use an adhesive, relying on a weak force called the van der Waals force that causes molecules and surfaces to stick together without interfering with motion.
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The monitor doesn't use an adhesive, relying on a weak force called the van der Waals force that causes molecules and surfaces to stick together without interfering with motion.
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The monitor doesn't use an adhesive, relying on a weak force called the van der Waals force that causes molecules and surfaces to stick together without interfering with motion.
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The monitor doesn't use an adhesive, relying on a weak force called the van der Waals force that causes molecules and surfaces to stick together without interfering with motion.
SFGate: Top News Stories By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID 2011
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The monitor doesn't use an adhesive, relying on a weak force called the van der Waals force that causes molecules and surfaces to stick together without interfering with motion.
The Seattle Times 2011
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The ability of geckos to climb smooth surfaces has been attributed to the van der Waals force.
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The size-resolved coagulation kernel accounts for van der Waals and viscous forces in addition to Brownian motion, Brownian convective diffusion enhancement, turbulent shear, turbulent inertial motion, and gravitational settling.
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Perhaps the mystic van der Waals forces should be invoked.
Origin of the Novel Species Noodleous doubleous: Evidence for Intelligent Design - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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