friction : Idioms & Phrases

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adhesive friction

  • noun the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
    grip; traction.
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Angle of friction

  • (Mech.), the angle which a plane onwhich a body is lying makes with a horizontal plane,when the hody is just ready to slide dewn the plane. This angle varies for different bodies, and for planes of different materials.
Webster 1913

Anti-friction wheels

  • (Mach.), wheels turning freely on small pivots, and sustaining, at the angle formed by their circumferences, the pivot or journal of a revolving shaft, to relieve it of friction; called also friction wheels.
Webster 1913

coefficient of friction

  • noun the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface
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cone friction clutch

  • noun a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped
    cone clutch.
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friction clutch

  • noun a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them
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friction match

  • noun lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
    lucifer; match.
    • he always carries matches to light his pipe
    • as long you've a lucifer to light your fag
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friction tape

  • noun a water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
    insulating tape.
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Hydrodynamic friction

  • friction produced by the viscosity of a liquid in motion.
Webster 1913

Rolling friction

  • that resistance to motion experienced by one body rolling upon another which arises from the roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
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Skin friction, Skin resistance

  • (Naut.), the friction, or resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel.
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Sliding friction

  • (Mech.), the resistance one body meets with in sliding along the surface of another, as distinguished from rolling friction.
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slip friction clutch

  • noun a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great
    slip clutch.
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