Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The friction between a solid and a fluid, arising from the drag exerted on the surface of the body by the fluid particles sliding past it. The area of the immersed surface of a body is called its skin-area.
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Examples
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Measures should be taken to prevent dirt from collecting upon any part of the aeroplane, as, otherwise, excessive skin-friction will be produced with resultant loss of flight speed.
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-- Such a condition is, apart from engine or propeller trouble, probably due to (1) distorted surfaces, (2) too great an angle of incidence, or (3) dirt or mud, and consequently excessive skin-friction.
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Drift (of an aeroplane as distinct from the propeller) -- The horizontal component of the reaction produced by the action of driving through the air a surface inclined upwards and towards its direction of motion PLUS the horizontal component of the reaction produced by the "detrimental" surface PLUS resistance due to "skin-friction."
The Aeroplane Speaks 1919
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-- Such a condition is, apart from engine or propeller trouble, probably due to (1) distorted surfaces, (2) too great an angle of incidence, or (3) dirt or mud, and consequently excessive skin-friction.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1919
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Measures should be taken to prevent dirt from collecting upon any part of the aeroplane, as, otherwise, excessive skin-friction will be produced with resultant loss of flight speed.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1919
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Drift (of an aeroplane as distinct from the propeller) -- The horizontal component of the reaction produced by the action of driving through the air a surface inclined upwards and towards its direction of motion plus the horizontal component of the reaction produced by the "detrimental" surface plus resistance due to "skin-friction."
The Aeroplane Speaks 1917
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Measures should be taken to prevent dirt from collecting upon any part of the aeroplane, as, otherwise, excessive skin-friction will be produced with resultant loss of flight speed.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1917
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-- Such a condition is, apart from engine or propeller trouble, probably due to (1) distorted surfaces, (2) too great an angle of incidence, or (3) dirt or mud, and consequently excessive skin-friction.
The Aeroplane Speaks 1917
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It also does away with much of the good effected by skin-friction, is uncleanly, very annoying to many patients, promotes an unsightly growth of hair, and should be avoided except where it is desired to rub into the system some oleaginous material.
Fat and Blood An Essay on the Treatment of Certain Forms of Neurasthenia and Hysteria John K. [Editor] Mitchell 1871
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"Now we've done it," says George in my ear: "Our skin-friction, that last slide, has played Old Harry with the tensions!
Actions and Reactions Rudyard Kipling 1900
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