FRICTION CLUTCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does friction clutch mean? 

• FRICTION CLUTCH (noun)
  The noun FRICTION CLUTCH has 1 sense:

1. a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them

  Familiarity information: FRICTION CLUTCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRICTION CLUTCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

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)