Resultant force. A resultant force is the single force and associated torque obtained by combining a system of forces and torques acting on a rigid body. The defining feature of a resultant force, or resultant force-torque, is that it has the same effect on the rigid body as the original system of forces.
The definition of gawk is to gape or stare at something, often openly and in a way that makes you look silly. When you sit with your mouth open staring at a spectacle and looking silly, this is an example of a time when you gawk at the spectacle. gawk. gawk. To stare or gape stupidly.
Shank can refer to: a protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached. Shank (weapon), a slang for a makeshift knife usually crafted from scrap metal, or (as a verb) the use of such a weapon. Beef shank, a cut of beef from the lower part of a cow, namely the extremities. Sheepshank, a knot used to shorten a rope. In ballet, the shank is the part of a pointe shoe used to support the arch of one's foot when dancing en pointe.