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Stiction vs Striction - What's the difference?

stiction | striction |

As nouns the difference between stiction and striction

is that stiction is (physics) the static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact while striction is the act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.

stiction

English

Noun

(wikipedia stiction) (-)
  • (physics) The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact
  • striction

    English

    Noun

  • The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.
  • Derived terms

    * line of striction (Webster 1913)