Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A device consisting of a small wheel with a smooth periphery which bears against the face of a smooth disk.
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Examples
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Such motion may be produced by the spring, i, and its extent is such that the drum, g, is brought in contact with the friction-disk, e.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 Various
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_ab_ is the shaft having a continuous rotary motion, and upon which are fixed the pulley, c, the fly-wheel, d, and the friction-disk, e.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 Various
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