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1friction — n. 1. Attrition, abrasion, confrication, rubbing. 2. Rubbing or rolling resistance, resistance from roughness …
2Qin (state) — For the dynasty founded by the state after unification, see Qin Dynasty. State of Qin 秦 Kingdom …
3Friction — For other uses, see Friction (disambiguation). Classical mechanics …
4river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …
5Thermal contact conductance — In physics, thermal contact conductance is the study of heat conduction between solid bodies in thermal contact. The thermal contact conductance coefficient, hc, is a property indicating the thermal conductivity, or ability to conduct heat,… …
6steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …
7Nerve guidance conduit — A nerve guidance conduit (also referred to as an artificial nerve conduit or artificial nerve graft, as opposed to an autograft) is an artificial means of guiding axonal regrowth to facilitate nerve regeneration and is one of several clinical… …
8Fouling — This article is about fouling in engineering. For uses of the term foul outside technology, see Foul (disambiguation). Not to be confused with fowling. Heat exchanger in a steam power plant, fouled by macro fouling …
9climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
10Pressure drop — For other uses, see Pressure Drop (disambiguation). Pressure drop is a term used to describe the decrease in pressure from one point in a pipe or tube to another point downstream. Pressure drop is the result of frictional forces on the fluid as… …
