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friction
friction resistance offered to the movement of one body past another body with which it is in contact. In certain situations friction is desired. Without friction the wheels of a locomotive could not "grip" the rails nor could power be transmitted by belts. On the other hand, in the moving... Read more |
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detonator
detonator , type of explosive that reacts with great rapidity and is used to set off other, more inert explosives. Fulminate of mercury mixed with potassium chlorate is a commonly used detonator. The word is also applied to equipment which, by flame, spark, percussion, friction, or pressure, is... Read more |
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hydroplane
hydroplane small, high-powered racing boat designed to skim along the surface of the water. Its hull is so shaped that at high speeds the bow is tilted up out of the water, reducing the effect of frictional drag. Hydroplanes are commonly powered by outboard motors.... Read more |
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bursa
bursa , closed fibrous sac lined with a smooth membrane, producing a viscous lubricant known as synovial fluid. Bursas are found in regions where muscles or tendons rub against other muscles, tendons, or bones. The bursas function in two ways, lubricating points of friction, and dissipating force by... Read more |
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Cyanoacrylates
Fingerprint Fingerprints are the impressions that are left behind by tiny ridges in the skin on the tips of the fingers and on the palms of the hand. The patterns left by these ridges, which are called friction ridges, are unique to every person. They are determined by the time a fetus is about six... Read more |
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bearing
bearing machine part designed to reduce friction between moving parts or to support moving loads. There are two main kinds of bearings: the antifriction type, such as the roller bearing and the ball bearing, operating on the principle of rolling friction; and the plain, or sliding, type, such as... Read more |
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brake
brake in technology, device to slow or stop the motion of a mechanism or vehicle. Types Friction Brakes Friction brakes, the most common kind, operate on the principle that friction can be used to convert the mechanical energy of a moving object into heat energy, which is absorbed by the brake.... Read more |
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match
match small stick whose chemically coated tip bursts into flame when struck on a rough surface. Before the introduction of the match, fire was made by friction methods using the stick and the groove, the fire drill, or flint, tinder, and steel, or by employing a magnifying glass. Attempts in the... Read more |
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Victory
Victory. Although it can denote simply success in a single engagement or operation, victory is one of the most basic yet elusive concepts in military thought when applied to war. American experience reaffirms Carl von Clausewitz's argument in On War (1832) that victory in the broader sense results... Read more |
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friction
friction • noun 1. a lubrication system that reduces friction synonyms: abrasion, rubbing, chafing, grating...antagonism, resentment, acrimony, bitterness, bad feeling, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood.antonym: harmony. |
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tension
...jeebies, butterflies (in one's stomach), collywobbles. 3. months of tension between the military and the government synonyms: strained relations, strain; ill feeling, friction, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, enmity. |
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ill will
...hate, loathing, antipathy; ill feeling, bad feeling, bad blood, antagonism, unfriendliness...spite, spitefulness, resentment, hard feelings, bitterness, malice, rancor; informal grudge, friction.antonym: goodwill. |
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discord
...noun 1. stress resulting from family discord synonyms: strife, conflict, friction, hostility, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, bad feeling, ill feeling, bad blood, argument, quarreling, squabbling, bickering, wrangling, feuding... |
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bitterness
...acrimony, hostility, malice, virulence, antipathy, antagonism, enmity, animus, friction, vitriol, hatred, loathing, venom, poison, nastiness, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood.antonyms: magnanimity, contentment, goodwill. 3. the... |
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enmity
...racessynonyms: hostility, animosity, antagonism, friction, antipathy, animus, acrimony, bitterness, rancor, resentment, aversion, ill feeling, bad feeling, ill will, bad blood, hatred, hate, loathing... |
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disharmony
disharmony • noun there seems to be no desire on either side to end this disharmonysynonyms: discord, friction, strife, conflict, hostility, acrimony, bad blood, bad feeling, enmity, dissension, disagreement, feuding, quarreling; disunity, division, divisiveness. |
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animosity
...eternal animosity between two friendssynonyms: antipathy, hostility, friction, antagonism, acrimony, enmity, animus, bitterness, rancor, resentment, dislike, ill feeling/will, bad blood, hatred, hate, loathing; malice, spite, spitefulness... |
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hard
...distance of, [a hop, skip, and jump away from]. hard feelings I had no idea that our separation had left him with such hard feelingssynonyms: resentment, animosity, ill feeling, ill will, bitterness, bad blood, resentfulness, rancor, malice, acrimony, antagonism, antipathy, animus, friction, anger, ... |
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antagonism
...of antagonism between the two nationssynonyms: hostility, friction, enmity, antipathy, animus, opposition, dissension, rivalry...rancor, resentment, animosity, aversion, dislike, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood.antonyms: rapport, friendship. |
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As stars dominate courts, NBA loses a few more fans; Apathy is the general...
...games. The average player salary is $2.6 million. The average owner has a franchise worth upwards of $150 million. Fans feeling lukewarm But despite the cancellation of nearly 200 games, despite the entire season being in jeopardy, if there is one overriding... |
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Zoning friction produces hard feelings and a pig farm near Pittsburgh.
Byline: Brian David Sep. 22--On the first day of August, Tom Belsterling saw his skeet-shooting business blown right out of the sky. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined that day to hear his appeal of a May 2003 decision by the New Sewickley Zoning Hearing Board. The board had ruled |
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`Feeling Good,' And the Trade Talks Are Easy; Clinton Plugs Auto Success...
...under the hood of a car built in Illinois and said he was "feeling very good" about U.S. automakers' chances in the Japanese...statesman, while Clinton, by glossing over a whole range of trade frictions between the nations, has charmed and delighted the nation... |
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WILSON CONFIRMS 'FRICTION' LED TO POLIAN FIRING OWNER SAYS CHANGE ENDED 3...
...said from his winter home in West Palm Beach, Fla. "I'm being very honest, there was some friction there. It (made for) an uncomfortable feeling on my part. And I just thought it was time to make a change and restructure our front office... |
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The Herd Around Here: Ithaca's Donna the Buffalo offers a fine y'alternative...
...alternative on Positive Friction By Larry Hoyt Despite contemporary...band's latest disc Positive Friction (Sugar Hill), Donna the...seems to generate a sound and feeling greater than the band's parts. Friction begins with a Nevins composition... |
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Ex-shop steward claims workers were forced out; Friction factory boss 'is...
...branded the owner of former Friction Dynamics Craig Smith an "evil...Caernarfon-based car parts firm Friction Dynamics was a "travesty...Rowlands. More than 40 sacked Friction Dynamics workers are coming...setting up of another and a feeling that in fact the situation... |
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Shoe friction: the enemy within.
Shoe friction is unquestionably the single...main culprit. It's shoe friction. And for the average person...there's enough foot/shoe friction daily to start a small bonfire...uncomfortable hot-clammy feeling. Almost all excessive foot... |
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AJCommittee Will Not Pull Roxbury Exhibit Despite Friction.
Byline: Singer, Roslyn A. AJCommittee Will Not Pull Roxbury Exhibit Despite Friction. For an exhibit whose objective was to create a positive feeling for each community, the controversy surrounding "The Black-Jewish Historical Encounter... |
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WIPO ASSIGNS PATENT TO TANAKA SEIMITSU KOGYO FOR "SLIDING FRICTION MATERIAL"...
...the invention: "SLIDING FRICTION MATERIAL." Applicants...Property Organization: "Friction materials with a high coefficient of dynamic friction have been developed in order...and for the operational feeling to deteriorate especially... |
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Trade war renews hard feelings
...other day and you just get these weird vibes from people." Japanese Americans in Chicago say they are feeling the heat of the increasing friction between the United States and Japan. Just as during World War II, they say, animosities toward Japan... |
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