static friction

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Noun

static friction (uncountable)

  1. (classical mechanics) Friction between two or more solid objects that are not moving relative to each other.
    Coordinate term: kinetic friction
    • 2006, Rusty L. Myers, The Basics of Physics, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 46:
      Two main types of friction that exist are static friction and kinetic friction. Static friction keeps an object from moving when a force is applied. A person pushing on a heavy object is unable to budge it because of static friction.

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