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Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / tappezzeria | | English term or phrase: drag | Preventing Drag
• Drag or clinging occurs if the material is not laying out smoothly on
cutting surfaces.
• Drag can be reduced by top coating the tables with Teflon
adhesive-backed films laminated to the work surfaces. Many
upholsterers use Kraft underlay papers.
Cutting the Fabric |
| | | aderenza | Explanation:
Il materiale si "appiccica" alle superfici, e con il Teflon lo si fa scivolare via bene. |
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Explanation:
1 (aerodyn.), resistenza all'avanzamento, resistenza aerodinamica.
2 (bottom section of a flask) (found.), fondo, staffa inferiore.
3 (min.), draga.
4 (excessive draft at the stern) (naut. defect), eccessivo pescaggio a poppa.
5 (agric. mach.), see ► float.
6 (drag race, acceleration contest as of hot rods) (aut. sport), gara di accelerazione.
7 drag car (special car used for straight-line acceleration contests: as in drag races) (aut. - sport), "drag car".
8 drag chain (for coupling cars) (railw.), catena per accoppiamento carri.
9 drag chute (braking parachute) (aer.), paracadute frenante.
10 drag coefficient (aerodyn.), coefficiente di resistenza.
11 drag link (connecting the cranks of two shafts) (mech.), biella (o asta) di accoppiamento (delle manovelle di due alberi).
12 drag link (steering rod) (Am.) (aut.), tirante longitudinale comando sterzo.
13 drag sail, drag sheet (sea anchor made by pieces of sail) (naut.), ancora marina di fortuna.
14 drag strut (aer. constr.), puntone di controventatura.
15 drag truss (aer. constr.), traliccio di controventatura.
16 aircraft drag (aer.), resistenza del velivolo.
17 compressibility drag (as in transonic flight) (aer.), resistenza di compressione, resistenza d'onda, resistenza dovuta alla compressibilità.
18 cooling drag (due to the cooling system of the power plant) (aer.), resistenza di raffreddamento.
19 form drag (aerodyn.), resistenza di forma.
20 induced drag (aerodyn.), resistenza indotta.
21 lift drag (aer.), resistenza di portanza.
22 parasite drag (parasite resistance without the induced drag) (aerodyn.), resistenza passiva, resistenza parassita.
23 penetration drag (aerodyn.), resistenza di penetrazione.
24 pressure drag (due to the component of the pressures perpendicular to the surface) (aer.), resistenza di pressione.
25 profile drag (aerodyn.), resistenza di profilo.
26 self-induced drag (aerodyn.), resistenza autoindotta.
27 surface-friction drag (aerodyn.), resistenza di attrito superficiale.
(the complete technical dictionary)
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