| 单词 | traction of adhesion |
| 释义 | > as lemmastraction of adhesion 3. Short for force of traction at sense 1a (as a measurable quantity); the amount of rolling friction (also traction of adhesion) as measuring this (quot. 1877). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > force of traction traction1825 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 666 If the speed be increased from six miles an hour to eight, the horses have by no means 1-4th less work to do, supposing the friction a constant quantity, and the traction consequently the same. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 350/1 A dynamometer, by which the traction might be measured with considerable accuracy. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Traction, the adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, etc. < as lemmas |
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