Strength
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| + | "[[Morality|Right]] is only in question between [[Equality|equal]]s in [[power]], while the [[strength|strong]] do what they can and the [[weak]] [[suffering|suffer]] what they must." -- [[Thucydides]] | ||
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| [[Image:The Dragon Slaying the Companions of Cadmus (1588) - Hendrick Goltzius.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[The Dragon Slaying the Companions of Cadmus]]'' [[1588]] by [[Goltzius]]]] | [[Image:The Dragon Slaying the Companions of Cadmus (1588) - Hendrick Goltzius.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[The Dragon Slaying the Companions of Cadmus]]'' [[1588]] by [[Goltzius]]]] | ||
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| - | '''Strong''' is a generic [[adjective]] pertaining to [[strength]]. It is the [[opposite]] of '''[[weak]]'''. Its comparative form is '''[[stronger]]''', and the superlative is '''strongest'''. | + | '''Strength''' is the [[opposite]] of '''[[weakness]]'''. |
| + | == Physical strength == | ||
| + | *[[Physical strength]], as in people or animals | ||
| + | *[[Hysterical strength|Superhuman strength]], great physical strength far above human capability | ||
| + | *A common [[attribute (role-playing games)|character attribute]] in role-playing games | ||
| - | # capable of [[produce|producing]] great physical [[force]]. | + | == As an abstract or psychological trait == |
| - | #: ''a big '''strong''' man'' | + | *Character Strengths like those listed in the [[Values in Action Inventory of Strengths|Values in Action Inventory]] |
| - | #: ''Jake was tall and '''strong'''.'' | + | *[[Virtue]] and moral uprightness |
| - | # capable of [[withstand]]ing great physical force | + | *[[Courage]] or fortitude in the face of moral, physical, emotional, or social adversity |
| - | #: ''a '''strong''' foundation'' | + | *[[persuasion|Persuasiveness]] of an argument |
| - | #: ''good '''strong''' shoes'' | + | *The exercise of [[Self-control|willpower]] |
| - | # fast moving water, wind, etc, which has a lot of power. | + | |
| - | #: ''The man was nearly drowned after a '''strong''' undercurrent swept him out to sea.'' | + | == Politics and statecraft == |
| - | # [[determined]], [[unyielding]] | + | *Party strengths, see [[political party]] |
| - | #: ''He is '''strong''' in the face of adversity.'' | + | *[[Military]] strength |
| - | # highly [[stimulating]] to the [[sense]]s | + | |
| - | #: ''a '''strong''' light'' | + | == Physics == |
| - | #: ''a '''strong''' taste'' | + | *Strength, ability to withstand an applied stress without failure |
| - | # having an offensive or intense odor or flavor | + | **[[Compressive strength]], capacity to withstand axially directed pushing forces |
| - | #: ''a '''strong''' smell'' | + | **[[Tensile strength]], maximum stress while being stretched or pulled before necking |
| - | # having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient | + | **[[Shear strength]], the ability to withstand shearing |
| - | #: ''a '''strong''' cup of coffee'' | + | *[[Strength of materials]] |
| - | #: ''a '''strong''' medicine'' | + | *[[Strength (explosive)]], the ability of an explosive to move surrounding material |
| - | # having a high alcoholic content | + | *[[Field strength]], the magnitude of a field's vector |
| - | #: ''a '''strong''' drink'' | + | **[[Signal strength]], the magnitude of an electric field at a reference point |
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| *[[Strong man]] | *[[Strong man]] | ||
| *[[Strong and independent women]] | *[[Strong and independent women]] | ||
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Strength is the opposite of weakness.
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Physical strength
- Physical strength, as in people or animals
- Superhuman strength, great physical strength far above human capability
- A common character attribute in role-playing games
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As an abstract or psychological trait
- Character Strengths like those listed in the Values in Action Inventory
- Virtue and moral uprightness
- Courage or fortitude in the face of moral, physical, emotional, or social adversity
- Persuasiveness of an argument
- The exercise of willpower
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Politics and statecraft
- Party strengths, see political party
- Military strength
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Physics
- Strength, ability to withstand an applied stress without failure
- Compressive strength, capacity to withstand axially directed pushing forces
- Tensile strength, maximum stress while being stretched or pulled before necking
- Shear strength, the ability to withstand shearing
- Strength of materials
- Strength (explosive), the ability of an explosive to move surrounding material
- Field strength, the magnitude of a field's vector
- Signal strength, the magnitude of an electric field at a reference point
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See also
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