skin friction
noun
the friction acting on a solid body when it is moving through a fluid
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Words nearby skin friction
skin dose, skin drag, skin effect, skin flick, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skin game, skin graft, skin grafting, skin of one's teeth
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Example sentences from the Web for skin friction
The third, skin-friction or surface resistance, is very small at low velocities, but increases as the square of the velocity.
The Theory and Practice of Model Aeroplaning|V. E. JohnsonSkin-Friction—The friction of the air with roughness of surface.
The Aeroplane Speaks|H. Barber
Scientific definitions for skin friction
skin friction
See under drag.
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