friction
detrition
rubbing | effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure |
| airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
| brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
| brake | anything that slows or hinders a process, she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage, new legislation will put the brakes on spending |
| brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
brake cylinder
hydraulic brake cylinder
master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston |
| brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
brake drum
drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
| brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
| brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk |
| brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
brake shoe
shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brake system
brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
| coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
cone clutch
cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
disk brake
disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
| drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
| foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
| 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 |
hand brake
emergency
emergency brake
parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hydraulic brake
hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder, brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes |
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 |
| power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
| shooting brake | another name for a station wagon |
slip clutch
slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
| stoplight brake light | a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop |
| brake failure | brakes fail to stop a vehicle |
| brake | an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant |
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) |
rock polypody
rock brake American wall fern
Polypodium virgianum | chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia |
bracken pasture brake
brake Pteridium aquilinum | large coarse fern often several feet high, essentially weed ferns, cosmopolitan |
Christmas fern
canker brake
dagger fern
evergreen wood fern Polystichum acrostichoides | North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds |
| rock brake | dwarf deciduous lithophytic ferns |
American rock brake
American parsley fern
Cryptogramma acrostichoides | rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley |
cliff brake
cliff-brake
rock brake | any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions |
purple rock brake
Pellaea atropurpurea | very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes |
| brake | any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants |
spider brake
spider fern Pteris multifida | Asiatic fern introduced in America |
| 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 |
clash
friction | a state of conflict between persons |
| brake | cause to stop by applying the brakes, brake the car before you go into a curve |
| brake | stop travelling by applying a brake, We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road |