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countersurfaces

countersurfaces is the plural of countersurface.

Meaning of countersurface

Noun

countersurface (plural countersurfaces)

  1. A surface over which another moves frictionally
    • It is likely that this value of µ is dominated by a small number of high-friction asperity contacts between the sliding surfaces, which are far rougher than the mica substrate in our experiments, or by the bridging of the pMPC chains between the acetabular surface and the metal countersurface to...2009 March 27, Meng Chen et al., “Lubrication at Physiological Pressures by Polyzwitterionic Brushes”, in Science, volume 323, number 5922, →DOI, pages 1698–1701

Questions about countersurfaces

What is countersurfaces the plural of?
Countersurfaces is the plural of countersurface.

Words near countersurfaces in the dictionary

  1. countersupports
  2. countersureties
  3. countersurety
  4. countersurf
  5. countersurface
  6. countersurfaces
  7. countersurfed
  8. countersurfing
  9. countersurfs
  10. countersurge
  11. countersurges

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