Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Frictional"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Frictional \Fric"tion*al\, a.
Relating to friction; moved by friction; produced by
friction; as, frictional electricity.

{Frictional gearing}, wheels which transmit motion by surface
friction instead of teeth. The faces are sometimes made
more or less V-shaped to increase or decrease friction, as
required.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

frictional
adj : pertaining to or worked or produced by friction; "frictional
electricity"; "frictional heat"; "frictional gearing"


Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup

Enter word here:
Exact Approx


dict.stokkie.net
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents; see the Webster Gateway FAQ, and also the Back-end/database links and credits.