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sticktion

sticktion noun: the temporary adhesion between a tribometer and a test surface that causes unrealistically high slip resistance readings.

Noun

sticktion (uncountable)

  1. the temporary adhesion between a tribometer and a test surface that causes unrealistically high slip resistance readings

Origin of sticktion

Blend of stick + friction.

Questions about sticktion

What does sticktion mean?
Sticktion means the temporary adhesion between a tribometer and a test surface that causes unrealistically high slip resistance readings.
What part of speech is sticktion?
Sticktion is a noun.

Words near sticktion in the dictionary

  1. sticksmanship
  2. sticksmen
  3. Sticksville
  4. sticktight
  5. sticktights
  6. sticktion
  7. sticktoitive
  8. sticktoitiveness
  9. stickum
  10. stickums
  11. stickup

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