Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Evectant

👉 In physics, an "evectant" is a physical object or quantity that has a force acting on it. It can be thought of as the direct cause of motion, and its presence or absence determines whether a body experiences acceleration or deceleration. For example, if you throw a ball straight up in the air, the ball is an evectant because it has a force (the weight of the ball) acting on it to accelerate upwards. If you drop the ball from a certain

evectant