FRICTION CLUTCH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("friction clutch" is a kind of...):

clutch (a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "friction clutch"):

cone clutch; cone friction clutch (a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped)

disk clutch (a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks)

slip clutch; slip friction clutch (a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great)