n force (1. bodily strength; 2. as in force of character; 3. power, violence, or constraint exerted upon a person or thing; 4. [Phys.]);
le fortia public the police force;
fortias armate military forces;
camisa de fortia strait jacket;
fortia de inertia vis inertiae ;
fortia vive [Mach.] momentum;
fortia centrifuge centrifugal force;
fortia centripete centripetal force;
a fortia de by means of, by dint of