frictional
adjective
fric·tion·al
ˈfrik-sh(ə-)nəl 
1
: of or relating to friction
2
: moved or produced by friction
frictionally
adverb
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This means the frictional force is greater, so the new acceleration is greater.
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 18 Oct. 2024
Many physics teachers have used a cat’s fur and a hard rubber rod to explain the phenomenon of frictional electricity.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
Horizontally, there's a forward-pushing frictional force where the feet contact the track (Ffriction), which is what makes the runner increase in speed, and finally there is a drag force (Fdrag), where the air pushes back against the runner.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
Birds apparently know that flexible sticks or twigs provide better stability than rigid rods; physics experiments have shown that the bending of the more flexible materials enables frictional forces that help hold the nest together.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2024
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Rhett Allain, WIRED, 18 Oct. 2024
Many physics teachers have used a cat’s fur and a hard rubber rod to explain the phenomenon of frictional electricity.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
Horizontally, there's a forward-pushing frictional force where the feet contact the track (Ffriction), which is what makes the runner increase in speed, and finally there is a drag force (Fdrag), where the air pushes back against the runner.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
Birds apparently know that flexible sticks or twigs provide better stability than rigid rods; physics experiments have shown that the bending of the more flexible materials enables frictional forces that help hold the nest together.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2024
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“Frictional.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frictional. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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