coefficient of friction
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coefficient of friction
noun coefficients of friction
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The ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.
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noun ratio
| Español | coeficiente de rozamiento, coeficiente de fricción |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마찰 계수 machal gyesu |
| 日本語 | 摩擦係数 masatsu keisū |
| 中文 | 摩擦係數 /摩擦系数 mócā xìshù |
| हिन्दी | घर्षण गुणांक gharṣaṇ guṇāṅk |
| Português | coeficiente de atrito |
| Français | coefficient de frottement, coefficient de friction |
| Deutsch | Reibungskoeffizient |
| Italiano | coefficiente di attrito |
| Română | coeficient de frecare |
| Русский | коэффицие́нт тре́ния koefficijént trénija |
| العربية | معامل الاحتكاك |
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