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retarding force

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Noun1.retarding force - the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid
drag
resistance - any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion
sonic barrier, sound barrier - the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound
windage - the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
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Conveying of solid polymer in a single-screw extruder is optimized when the forwarding forces at the barrel-polymer interface and at the pushing flight are maximized, and the retarding forces at the screw root and the trailing side of the screw flight are minimized (3).
An experimental study on shear stress characteristics of polymers in ... by Altinkaynak, Atakan; Gupta, Mahesh; Spalding, Mark A.; Crabtree, Sam L. / Polymer Engineering and Science
Typically, a boxy trailer moving at highway speeds generates a turbulent wake that exerts a retarding force, or drag.
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9 What word can be applied to a tedious person, or duty as well as meaning a retarding force, a movement made with a computer mouse button depressed, and women's clothes when worn by a man?
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