skin friction
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noun
the friction acting on a solid body when it is moving through a fluid
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Words nearby skin friction
skin drag, skin effect, skin flick, skinflint, skin food, skin friction, skin friction drag, skinful, skin game, skin graft, skin grafting
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Scientific definitions for skin friction
skin friction
See under drag.
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