coefficient of friction

noun

The ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.

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COF
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Meanings

nouncoefficient of friction (plural coefficients of friction)

plural coefficients of friction

  1. natural sciencesThe ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.

    Synonyms: COF

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ratio between (1) the magnitude of the force of friction which a surface produces on an object (moving along the surface or being pressed statically against it) and (2) the magnitude of the normal force which is produced by the surface on the object and which is perpendicular to that surface.

Similar
COF

Translations

Arabic معامل الاحتكاك
  • معامل الاحتكاكratio
Basque marruskadura koefiziente
  • marruskadura koefizienteratio
Bulgarian коефициент на триене
  • коефициент на триене (koeficient na triene)ratio
Catalan coeficient de fricció
  • coeficient de friccióratio
Chinese Mandarin 摩擦係數 /摩擦系数
  • 摩擦係數 /摩擦系数 (mócā xìshù)ratio
Czech součinitel tření, koeficient tření
  • součinitel třeníratio
  • koeficient třeníratio
Dutch wrijvingscoëfficiënt
  • wrijvingscoëfficiëntratio
Estonian hõõrdetegur
  • hõõrdetegurratio
Finnish kitkakerroin
  • kitkakerroinratio
French coefficient de frottement, coefficient de friction
  • coefficient de frottementratio
  • coefficient de frictionratio
German Reibungskoeffizient
  • Reibungskoeffizientratio
Hindi घर्षण गुणांक
  • घर्षण गुणांक (gharṣaṇ guṇāṅk)ratio
Hungarian súrlódási tényező, súrlódási együttható
  • súrlódási tényezőratio
  • súrlódási együtthatóratio
Italian coefficiente di attrito
  • coefficiente di attritoratio
Japanese 摩擦係数
  • 摩擦係数 (masatsu keisū)ratio
Korean 마찰 계수
  • 마찰 계수 (machal gyesu)ratio
Polish współczynnik tarcia
  • współczynnik tarciaratio
Portuguese coeficiente de atrito
  • coeficiente de atritoratio
Romanian coeficient de frecare
  • coeficient de frecareratio
Russian коэффицие́нт тре́ния
  • коэффицие́нт тре́ния (koefficijént trénija)ratio
Spanish coeficiente de rozamiento, coeficiente de fricción
  • coeficiente de rozamientoratio
  • coeficiente de fricciónratio
Swedish friktionskoefficient
  • friktionskoefficientratio
Tamil உராய்வு குணகம், உராய்வு விசை குணகம்
  • உராய்வு குணகம் (urāyvu kuṇakam)ratio
  • உராய்வு விசை குணகம் (urāyvu vicai kuṇakam)ratio
Turkish sürtünme katsayısı
  • sürtünme katsayısıratio
Ukrainian коефіцієнт тертя
  • коефіцієнт тертя (koeficijent tertja)ratio
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Chicago

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