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angle of friction

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noun

  1. physics the angle of a plane to the horizontal when a body placed on the plane will just start to slide. The tangent of the angle of friction is the coefficient of static friction

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Coefficient of friction, definition of, 262; deduction of, from angle of friction, 263; abnormal values on ice, 261-265, 282; for various substances, 265.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

It is certain that if the glass was equally rough, its angle of friction towards the brass weight would be higher.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

In the second and third columns are shown, respectively, the coefficient and angle of friction, whilst the fourth gives the temperature of the ice as determined from the galvanometer deflexions.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

We see by this experiment that there is a great difference between the slipperiness of the two surfaces as measured by what is called "the angle of friction."

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

I can determine the coefficient of friction from the angle of friction by taking the tangent of the angle.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by Joly, John

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