frictional
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- adjective
- /ˈfrɪkʃənl/
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friccional
- In addition, if possible, frictional forces should be applied to thick skin sites instead of thin skin locations.
- frictional force
- frictional heating
- frictional losses
Examples
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A small amount of water on the skin surface increases the frictional force compared with a dry surface.
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The results suggest mechanisms and processes for adaptation to frictional stress.
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Therefore, frictional losses are reduced since they are proportional to the square of the flow rate.
Academic text (1997) -
So this is the frictional force which will be minus B times the velocity.
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This instead is a balance between a frictional stress being applied to the ocean and the Coriolis force.
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Wind velocities over the ocean can be expected to be higher because frictional resistance is diminished.
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One of the questions at the very center of tribology is how energy is dissipated during frictional processes.
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An adaptive response to frictional loading is the formation of calluses.
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As you might expect, the frictional forces arising from such a thick atmosphere will dominate the motion of baseballs.
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The technician measured the frictional force between the two materials to ensure optimal performance.
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Morphology
Etymology
Frictional comes from the word friction, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to rub', so it helps to think of the simple word rub. So frictional means 'caused by or relating to rubbing'.