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.
thwack. tr.v. thwacked, thwackÂ·ing, thwacks. To strike or hit with a flat object; whack.