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contact force

Force produced when two objects are pressed together and their surface atoms try to keep them apart. Like all forces, contact forces always arise in pairs; for example, the downward force exerted on a floor by the sole of a person's foot is matched by an equal upward force exerted on the foot by the floor.

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