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coefficient of friction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
co-ef-fi-cien-t of fric-tion
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

coefficients of friction (plural)

Synonyms

COF

Questions

What does coefficient of friction mean?
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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