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vis passiva

vis passiva noun: the power of receiving or losing motion.

Noun

vis passiva

  1. The power of receiving or losing motion.

Questions about vis passiva

What does vis passiva mean?
Vis passiva means the power of receiving or losing motion.
What part of speech is vis passiva?
Vis passiva is a noun.

Words near vis passiva in the dictionary

  1. vis inertiae
  2. vis major
  3. vis medicatrix naturae
  4. vis mortua
  5. vis motrix
  6. vis passiva
  7. vis versa
  8. vis vitae
  9. vis vitalis
  10. vis viva
  11. vis-a-vis

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