Sentence examples for increase the friction from inspiring English sources

Just before he went onto the court, Bradley scrubbed his hands with soap and water, as he always does before a game, to remove any accumulated skin oil and thus increase the friction between his fingers and the ball.

The great ocean currents are themselves wind-driven set in motion by the drag of the wind-driven set areas of the sea surface, especinlly where the tops of waves increase the friction with the air above.

Unintended consequences and countervailing forces are everywhere, of course; if I push on a couch to move it across the living room, it will increase the friction of the couch's legs on the floor, and much of the energy I expend will dissipate as heat and as new scratches in the parquet.

The pin surfaces were chemically treated to increase the friction between the pins and the laminate.

Inclusion of cellulose fibre tended to increase the friction coefficient while aramid fibre improved the wear resistance.

The amorphous phases, ductile and soft, lower the hardness and increase the friction coefficient of the LCS samples.

It is found that adding aluminium material into the grooves will increase the friction-induced vibration and noise level of friction system.

The publisher's mandate only increases the friction between the upstart reporter and her very traditional editor, Tom Hammerschmidt.

Once a snowboarder or skier exceeds a self-imposed speed limit, a small amount of low-frequency current from a three-volt rechargeable battery would pass between electrodes through the snow, increasing the friction from the natural electrical charge.

"The Army leaders who were involved did not want to take the chance of increasing the friction with Secretary Rumsfeld," said the official, who asked not to be identified because he did not want to alienate senior military officials.

Ice crystals forming in the sea will smooth the waves by increasing the friction between water particles; even the delicate, crystalline form of a snowflake has this effect, on a smaller scale.