Frictional - Law Dictionary Search Results
magnetic levitation
field so that it does not contact the object supporting it it is a method used for eliminating friction in moving vehicles and is used eg in high speed rail technology where a train is suspended on
Separation of powers
not to promote efficiency but to preclude to exercise of arbitrary power. The purpose was not to avoid friction, but by means of the inevitable friction incident to the distribution of the governmental powers among three depart-ments,
Motograph
A device utilized in the making of a loud speaking telephone depending on the fact that the friction between a metallic point and a moving cylinder of moistened chalk or a moving slip of paper on
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Knife edge
axis of motion of a pendulum scale beam or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction
Liniment
A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner than an ointment applied to the skin by friction esp one used as a sedative or a stimulant
lubricated
smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction
Luminescence
at low temperatures as in phosphorescence and fluorescence or other luminous radiation resulting from vital processes chemical action friction solution or the influence of light or of ultraviolet or cathode rays etc
magnetic needle
A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a low friction mounting used to indicate the direction of the earths magnetic pole
Match
splint of wood or cardboard dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium
Rub
To subject a body to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction especially to the action of something moving back and forth as to rub the flesh with the hand
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