friction

  • 121friction tape — noun a water resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors • Syn: ↑insulating tape • Hypernyms: ↑adhesive tape * * * ˈfriction tape 7 [friction tape] noun …

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  • 122friction head — noun : the head (sense 14a) lost by flowing water as a result of friction between the moving water and the walls of its conduit plus intermolecular disturbances * * * (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that… …

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  • 123friction tape — {n.} Black cloth tape with one sticky side used around electric wires. * /The boy fixed his cracked baseball bat with some friction tape./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 124friction tape — {n.} Black cloth tape with one sticky side used around electric wires. * /The boy fixed his cracked baseball bat with some friction tape./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 125friction clutch — noun Date: circa 1842 a clutch in which connection is made through sliding friction …

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  • 126friction drive — noun Date: 1907 a power transmission system that transmits motion by surface friction instead of teeth …

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  • 127friction clutch — Mach. a clutch in which one part turns another by friction between them. [1835 45] * * * …

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  • 128friction drive — Auto. a power transmission system utilizing a set of friction gears so arranged that varying their positions relative to one another gives a wide range of speed ratios. [1905 10] * * * …

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