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.
The word tomahawk was derived from the Algonquian word otomahuk meaning to knock down. Although a tomahawk is much like an axe or a hatchet, it's origins are very different. The tomahawk was originally used by Native Americans in North America as a tool and a weapon. Tomahawks are now more popularly being used for throwing competitions more than self defense. For many years the tomahawk was the universal tool of the mountains. Indians and Mountainmen alike used the tomahawk for hunting, chopping firewood, and protection.