action and reaction
| In physical mechanics, equal and opposite forces which act together. For example, the pressure of expanding gases from the burning of fuel in a rocket engine produces an equal and opposite reaction, which causes the rocket to move. This is Newton's third law of motion (see Newton's laws of motion. |
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