Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device for transmitting motion which involves the use of a friction-clutch or friction-gears.
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Examples
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Twice he bought a big friction-drive car and played with it, until it broke, on the dormitory floor: and every week he bought a children's four penny comic, over whose picture strips he giggled contentedly for the next few days.
For Kicks Francis, Dick, 1920- 1965
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At St. Louis North, the body shop was completely rebuilt, with the addition of 210 new robots and more than a mile of new conveyor, including an extensive use of clean, quiet, friction-drive conveyance systems.
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At St. Louis North, the body shop was completely rebuilt, with the addition of 210 new robots and more than a mile of new conveyor, including an extensive use of clean, quiet, friction-drive conveyance systems.
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