track adhesion
1adhesion — [[t]ædhi͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Adhesion is the ability of one thing to stick firmly to another. [FORMAL] Better driving equipment will improve track adhesion in slippery conditions …
2Track brake — Track brakes are a form of brakes unique to railborne vehicles. The braking force derives from the friction resulting from the application of wood or metal braking shoes directly to the tracks (as the name suggests). Early examples of track… …
3Rail adhesion — Driving wheel of steam locomotive The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the wheels of the locomotive. Thus, it relies on the friction between a… …
4Women's Flat Track Derby Association — Infobox compétition sportive Women s Flat Track Derby Association Généralités Création 2004 Organisateur(s) …
5Procédure d'adhésion de l'Islande à l'Union européenne — Procédure d’adhésion de l’Islande à l’Union européenne Logo de l adhésion de l’Islande à l’Union européenne …
6Tartan track — is the trademarked all weather synthetic track surfacing for athletics made of polyurethane. It lets athletes compete in bad weather without serious performance loss and improves their results over other surfaces. It also provides a more… …
7Glossary of rail terminology — Rail transport Operations Track Maintenance High speed Gauge Stations …
8Rack railway — track using the Lamella system rack …
9Hunting oscillation — The classical Hunting oscillation is a swaying motion of a railway vehicle caused by the coning action on which the directional stability of an adhesion railway depends.Below a certain critical speed, the motion is damped out, above this speed… …
10locomotive — locomotively, adv. locomotiveness, locomotivity, n. /loh keuh moh tiv/, n. 1. a self propelled, vehicular engine, powered by steam, a diesel, or electricity, for pulling or, sometimes, pushing a train or individual railroad cars. 2. an organized… …
