Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Haftreibungskraft / Gleitreibungskraft
English translation:
static and kinetic friction
Added to glossary by
Tim Jenkins
Mar 8, 2007 06:10
17 yrs ago
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Haftreibungskraft / Gleitreibungskraft
German to English
Science
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physical properties
This is describing properties of a prefilled syringe.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | static and kinetic friction |
Tim Jenkins
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| 4 | static friction force, sliding friction force |
Edith Kelly
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Change log
Mar 8, 2007 11:05: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "haftreibungskraft gleitreibungskraft" to "Haftreibungskraft / Gleitreibungskraft"
Proposed translations
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Tim Jenkins
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German term (edited):
haftreibungskraft gleitreibungskraft
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static and kinetic friction
Standard secondary school physics. Kinetic friction is sometimes referred to as "dynamic friction" and also "sliding friction", but not in so many cases.
Peer comment(s):
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Erik Freitag
: Exactly.
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cheers
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John Jory
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thanks John
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Steffen Walter
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thanks Steffen
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Johannes Gleim
: sliding friction is more frequent than kinetic friction. Dynamic friction and motion friction are less frequent.
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Comment: "Thanks to all, especially the peers who tipped the answer in Tim's favor."
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Edith Kelly
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German term (edited):
haftreibungskraft gleitreibungskraft
static friction force, sliding friction force
see Kucera dico
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-03-08 06:35:53 GMT)
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you could also drop the *force* bit
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Note added at 25 mins (2007-03-08 06:35:53 GMT)
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you could also drop the *force* bit
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