Friction
Definition of Friction
Fric´tion n. | 1. | The act of rubbing the surface of one body against that of another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the body with the hand, with flannel, or with a brush etc., to excite the skin to healthy action. | | 2. | (Mech.) The resistance which a body meets with from the surface on which it moves. It may be resistance to sliding motion, or to rolling motion. | | 3. | A clashing between two persons or parties in opinions or work; a disagreement tending to prevent or retard progress.Friction clutch | an engaging and disengaging gear for revolving shafts, pulleys, etc., acting by friction - Earrow. | a - | A device in which a piece on one shaft or pulley is so forcibly pressed against a piece on another shaft that the two will revolve together; as, in the illustration, the cone a on one shaft, when thrust forcibly into the corresponding hollow cone b on the other shaft, compels the shafts to rotate together, by the hold the friction of the conical surfaces gives. | b - | A toothed clutch, one member of which, instead of being made fast on its shaft, is held by friction and can turn, by slipping, under excessive strain or in starting. |
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