friction detrition rubbing | effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure |
cone clutch cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
fluid drive | an automotive power coupling |
fluid flywheel | a kind of fluid coupling in which the flywheel is the driving rotor |
friction clutch | a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
match lucifer friction match | lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical, ignites with friction, he always carries matches to light his pipe, as long you've a lucifer to light your fag |
semi-abstraction | a semiabstract painting |
semi-detached house | a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side |
semitrailer semi | a trailer having wheels only in the rear, the front is supported by the towing vehicle |
slip clutch slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
trailer truck tractor trailer trucking rig rig articulated lorry semi | a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together |
liquid body substance bodily fluid body fluid humor humour | the liquid parts of the body |
extracellular fluid ECF | liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid, the body normally has about quarts of extracellular fluid |
interstitial fluid | liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body |
intracellular fluid | liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes) |
amniotic fluid amnionic fluid waters | the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion, before a woman gives birth her waters break |
semen seed seminal fluid ejaculate cum come | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
digestive juice digestive fluid | secretions that aid digestion |
synovia synovial fluid | viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. |
spinal fluid cerebrospinal fluid | clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain, fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord |
Pascal's law Pascal's law of fluid pressures | pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions, the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid, the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law |
fluid mechanics hydraulics | study of the mechanics of fluids |
semifinal semi | one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament |
bittersweet chocolate semi-sweet chocolate dark chocolate | chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla, lecithin is usually added |
semi-skimmed milk | milk from which some of the cream has been removed |
friction rubbing | the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another |
grip traction adhesive friction | the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) |
coefficient of friction | 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 |
fluidram fluid dram fluid drachm drachm | a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce |
fluidounce fluid ounce | a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to . cubic inches |
fluidram fluid dram fluid drachm drachm | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal tominims or . cubic centimeters |
fluidounce fluid ounce | a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to fluid drams or . cubic centimeters (. cubic inches) |
clash friction | a state of conflict between persons |
drilling mud drilling fluid | a mixture of clays and chemicals and water, pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole |
fluid | continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas |
fluid | a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure |
semi-automatize semi-automatise | make semiautomatic, Can we semi-automatize the semantic tagging process? |
fluid unstable | subject to change, variable, a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty, everything was unstable following the coup |
fluid mobile | affording change (especially in social status), Britain is not a truly fluid society, upwardly mobile |
fluid liquid | in cash or easily convertible to cash, liquid (or fluid) assets |
semi-evergreen half-evergreen | of a plant that is incompletely evergreen, it was evergreen where the weather was mild but deciduous in the rigorous parts of the range |
semiformal semi-formal black-tie | moderately formal, requiring a dinner jacket, he wore semiformal attire, a black-tie dinner |
fluent fluid liquid smooth | smooth and unconstrained in movement, a long, smooth stride, the fluid motion of a cat, the liquid grace of a ballerina |
semi-climbing | of plants that are semi-climbers |
semi-erect | of plants that are partly erect |
semi-upright | of animals that are partly erect |
semi-prostrate | imperfectly prostrate, prostrate for part of its length, the semi-prostrate evergreen, purple heather |
semi-processed | having been subjected to partial processing |
fluid runny | characteristic of a fluid, capable of flowing and easily changing shape |